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40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 

DECEMBER 2012 

MIP PATRON TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD HONOURED 

Reported by: Rahim Ariffin Photo by: Naz Tajudin 

Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) has honoured the former 

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by appointing him as its 

patron at a special luncheon, on 7th November 2012 in conjunction 

with MIP’s 40th anniversary. 

Tun Mahathir is regarded as a foremost planner of the country 

with his visions on economic planning and strategies that have 

impacted the spatial planning, development and physical form 

of the country. His involvement in planning Putrajaya, Cyberjaya 

and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has changed our 

country in many ways. It was Tun Dr. Mahathir’s knowledge and 

experience of more than 20 years in leading this nation that had 

merit this recognition. 

Present at this ceremony were more than 700 professionals 

including engineers, architects, surveyors, and developers. The 

event was held at Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Housing and 

Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung also was 

present at the event. 

Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and 

Prof Dato’Dr Alias Abdullah at the MIP Patron Award Special 

Luncheon at Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur 

Congratulations Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad! 

MIP MOUNT KINABALU 

HIKING ADVENTURE 

Reported by: Fahmi Alias Photo by: Young Elias 

This event was successfully organized as a collaboration between Young 

Planner Committee & Promotion, Public Relation & Program Committee. 

The adventure takes place between 4th – 8th September 2012 with 18 MIP 

mountain climbers including two media reporters from Utusan Malaysia 

Berhad. 

The team has successfully raised MIP flags at Low’s Peak, Mount Kinabalu 

at dawn of 6th September 2012. All of the team members safely completed 

the climb and showed good teamwork to achieve victory and success. 

The team of young planners raised MIP flags at Low 

Peak at Mount Kinabalu 

Congratulations to the young guns who made us proud! 

HighLights 

• Charles Reade : First Government Town Planner in Malaysia. ................................. Pg 7 

• Water, Water Everywhere, I Turn My Tap and It’s Not There.................................... Pg 8 

• Museum Negara Exhibition on Urbanism and Town Planning ................................... Pg 11 

• World Class Sustainable Cities 2012: Cities for People. ..................................... Pg 15 

• MIP Patron Award Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad............................................. Pg 24 

NEWSLETTER OF THE MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS 

COUNCIL 2011/2013 

COUNCIL MEMBERS 

MEMBERSHIP 

Tn Hj Mohamad 

Nazri Jaafar 

RESEARCH & 

PUBLICATION 

En Ishak Ariffin 

PRESIDENT 

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Alias 

Abdullah 

IMMEDIATE PAST 

PRESIDENT 

Pn Norliza Hashim 

SUSTAINABILITY & 

ENVIRONMENT 

Pn Mazrina Khalid 

INVESTMENT & FUND 

RAISING 

Prof Dato’ Dr. Alias 

Abdullah 

PROFESSIONAL 

PRACTICE 

En Mohd Zamri 

Husin 

COMMUNITY 

PARTICIPATION 

Pn Noraida Saludin 

VICE PRESIDENT 

Datuk Ismail Ibrahim 


Tn Hj Ihsan Zainal 

Mokhtar 

TRAINING & 

PROFESSIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Pn Khairiah Talha 

URBAN & LOCAL 

GOVERNANCE 

Tn Hj Lokman Omar 

INTERNATIONAL 

AFFAIRS 

Pn. Norliza Hashim 

PROMOTION & 

PUBLIC RELATIONS 

En Zahiruddin Zainal 

HONORARY SECRETARY 

Mr Lee Lih Shyan 

HONORARY TREASURER 

En Md Nazri Mohd Noordin 

YOUNG 

PLANNERS 

En Fahmi Alias 

EDUCATION, 

ACCREDITATION & 

CAREER DEVELOPMENT 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. 

Jamalunlaili Abdullah 

ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF THE 

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS 

NATIONAL COUNCIL 2011/2013 


Datuk Ismail Ibrahim 

MEMBERSHIP 

Tn Hj Mohamad Nazri 

Jaafar 

INTERNATIONAL 

AFFAIRS 


COMMUNITY 

PARTICIPATION & DEVT 

Pn Noraida Saludin 

PRESIDENT 

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Alias Abdullah 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 


HONORARY SECRETARY 

Mr Lee Lih Shyan 

HONORARY TREASURER 

En Md Nazri Mohd Noordin 

SUSTAINABILITY & 

ENVIRONMENT 

Pn Mazrina Abd 

Khalid 

YOUNG PLANNERS 

En Mohammad 

Fahmi Alias 

URBAN & LOCAL 

GOVERNANCE 

Tn Hj Lokman Omar 


Tn Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar 

TRAINING & 

PROFESSIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Pn Khairiah Talha 

INVESTMENT & 

FUND RAISING 

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Alias 

Abdullah 

EDUCATION, ACCREDITATION 

& CAREER DEVT 

Assoc. Prof. Dr 

Jamalunlaili Abdullah 

Advisor 

Lee Lih Shyan 

Chief Editor 

Ishak Ariffin 

Deputy Chief Editor 

Rahim Ariffin 

Editor and Typesetter 

Rijal Saffuan 

Editorial Assistants 

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Norasyikin Roslan 

Editorial Committee 

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Amir Shifuddin 

• Amir Hamlan Abdullah 

• Dr Syafiee Shuid 

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jamalulaili 

Abdullah 

• Juwairiyah Ho Abdullah 

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Ucapan Presiden Sempena MIP Patron Award Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad 

PROF DATO’DR. ALIAS 

ABDULLAH 

President MIP 

Bismillahirahmanirahim, 

Alhamdulillahirabillalamin, 

Wassalatu wassalamu alla 

asrafil ambiya’i wamursalin 

waalla alihi wassabihi aj’main. 

Allahumma salli ala Syaidina 

Muhammadin wa ala Alihi wa 

sahbihi wa salim, Subhanaka la 

‘ilma lana ‘illa ma ‘allamtana 

‘innaka ‘antal-’Alimul Hakim 

Yang saya muliakan Pengerusi 

Majlis; Yang Berhormat Dato’ 

Seri Chor Chee Heung, Menteri 

Perumahan dan Kerajaan 

Tempatan Malaysia; Yang Amat 

Berbahagia dan dihormati Tun 

Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, 

mantan Perdana Menteri; Yang 

Amat Berbahagia dan dikasihi 

Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti 

Mohamad Ali; 

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Arpah 

Binti Abdul Razak, Ketua 

Setiausaha Kementerian 

Perumahan dan Kerajaan 

Tempatan; Yang Berbahagia 

Dato’ Mohd. Fadzil bin Hj. 

Mohd. Khir, Ketua Pengarah 

Jabatan Perancangan Bandar 

dan Desa Semenanjung 

Malaysia; 

Ahli-ahli Majlis MIP, Fellow 

Kehormat MIP dan Mantanmantan 

Presiden MIP; Presiden 

Badan-Badan Profesional, 

Ketua-Ketua Jabatan dan 

Universiti; Penaja-Penaja dan 

rakan-rakan media; Tan Sri-Tan 

Sri, Dato’-Dato’, tuan-tuan dan 

puan-puan serta rakan-rakan 

profession perancang bandar 

sekalian. 

Assalamualaikum 

Warahmatulla Hiwabarakatuh, 

Salam Sejahtera dan Salam 

1Malaysia 

Terlebih dahulu, izinkan saya 

untuk mengucapkan selamat 

datang kepada semua ke 

Majlis Penyampaian Anugerah 

Penaung Pertubuhan Perancang 

Malaysia (atau sinonimnya 

dikenali sebagai MIP) yang 

julung-julung kalinya diadakan 

sempena dengan sambutan Hari 

Perancangan Bandar Sedunia 

2012 dan Ulang Tahun ke 40 MIP 

yang bertemakan : “MAKING 

LIVEABLE SPACES, CREATING 

SUSTAINABLE PLACES’. 

Hadirin yang dihormati; 

Perancangan dan Pengurusan 

Bandar bukanlah suatu bidang 

yang baru. Ianya selari dengan 

bidang-bidang professional 

lain seperti kejuruteraan dan 

seni bina yang telah wujud 

berkurun lamanya. 

Jika kita mengambilkira 

Kerajaan Kesultanan Melayu 

Melaka sebagai antara tamadun 

yang awal di Nusantara ini maka 

kita akan dapati perancangan 

petempatan telah bermula 

pada masa tersebut. 

Kehadiran penjajah-penjajah 

barat khususnya British telah 

memperkemaskan aktivitiaktiviti 

perancangan bandar 

dan pada tahun 1923 satu 

undang-undang khusus 

berkaitan perancangan bandar 

telah diwujudkan di Tanah 

Melayu. 

Hadirin yang dihormati; Pada 

hari ini perancangan bandar 

di Malaysia tidak lagi hanya 

merupakan satu domain kerja 

tetapi juga telah diiktiraf 

sebagai satu profession di 

bawah kumpulan ikhtisas 

atau pun professional yang 

mempunyai undang-undangnya 

sendiri. 

Profesional perancangan 

bandar tidak lagi bergerak 

bersendirian tetapi kini 

dipayungi oleh Pertubuhan 

Perancang Malaysia (MIP), 

Lembaga Perancang Bandar 

Malaysia (LPBM) dan Jabatan 

Perancangan Bandar dan Desa 

(JPBD). 

Pada tahun ini genaplah 

40 tahun MIP memayungi 

profession perancang bandar di 

Malaysia. 

Dengan usia yang sedemikian 

rupa maka sudah tentulah 

MIP layak mempunyai seorang 

yang berwawasan, berkaliber, 

mempunyai wadah yang jelas 

terhadap perancangan dan 

pembangunan negara serta 

merupakan negarawan ulung 

menjadi PENANUNG atau 

PATRON kepada MIP sejajar 

dengan perlembagaannya. 

Pada hari ini, MIP dengan 

keahlian melebihi 2,000 orang 

di dalam sektor kerajaan, 

pihak berkuasa tempatan, 

GLC, akademik dan swasta 

merasakan amat terharu dan 

berbangga untuk menerima 

kehadiran PENAUNG nya yang 

PERTAMA setelah menunggu 

selama 40 tahun di dalam 

pencarian. 

Hadirin yang dihormati; Saya 

sebagai PRESIDEN MIP dengan 

ini sukacitanya memaklumkan 

bahawa Yang Amat Berbahagia 

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, 

mantan Perdana Menteri 

Malaysia telah bersetuju untuk 

dinobatkan sebagai PENAUNG 

PERTAMA MIP. 

Kita rasa amat bertuah kerana 

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun 

sudi menerima jemputan MIP 

ini walau pun MIP bukanlah 

sebuah organisasi yang besar 

tetapi mempunyai citacita 

yang besar di dalam 

wadah perjuangan kearah 

memantapkan perancangan 

dan pembangunan mampan, 

kejiranan dan perbandaran 

yang berdaya huni, kelestarian 

alam sekitar semulajadi dan 

penerapan teknologi hijau di 

dalam pembangunan fizikal 

yang mempunyai pengaruh dan 

kesan secara langsung kepada 

kehidupan orang ramai di 

Malaysia. 

Dengan kehadiran Yang Amat 

Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir 

Muhamad sebagai PENAUNG 

MIP, yang juga telah diiktiraf 

diperingkat antarabangsa 

melalui Rafik Hariri United 

Nation Habitat Memorial Award 

pada September 2012 yang 

lepas, kita mengharapkan 

agar cetusan idea-idea baru 

dan nasihat yang bernas 

lagi berterusan kepada ahliahli 

MIP, pegawai-pegawai 

perancang bandar, pentadbir 

dan pengurus bandar, pemajupemaju 

perumahan, ahliahli 

akademik dan pelajarpelajar, 

profession-profession 

bersekutu serta pembuatpembuat 

dasar. 

Saya ingin mengambil 

kesempatan ini untuk mengajak 

rakan-rakan seperjuangan 

di dalam MIP bersama-sama 

dengan pengamal perancangan 

dan pengurusan bandar untuk 

sama-sama terus bersatu 

padu dan bekerjasama bagi 

memantapkan aktiviti-aktiviti 

perancangan bandar di 

Malaysia. 

Saya juga berdoa kepada 

Allah SWT agar profession 

perancangan bandar yang 

diterajui oleh MIP dengan 

kehadiran Yang Amat 


sebagai PENASIHAT terus subur 

berkembang dan menjadi 

semakin penting kepada 

kerajaan dan rakyat Malaysia. 

Sukalah saya menggungkapkan 

pantun ini: 

Tenanglah tenang air di laut 

Sampan kolek mudik ke 

tanjung, 

Hati terkenang mulut 

menyebut 

Budi Tun Mahathir yang baik 

akan terus dijunjung 

Ragi pulut dalam kati 

Tapai manis dalam kuali 

Selagi Tun Mahathir 

menyumbangkan bakti 

MIP tetap berada dihadapan 

untuk berbudi 

Di akhir kata, izinkan saya 

mengucapkan sekalung 

terima kasih kepada semua 

yang telah berusaha keras 

untuk menjayakan MAJLIS 

PENYAMPAIAN ANUGERAH 

PENAUNG MIP khususnya 

kepada Ahli Majlis MIP dan 

Ahli Jawatankuasa yang telah 

dibentuk. 

Setinggi-tinggi terima kasih 

diucapkan kepada semua 

penaja yang telah menaja 

dan menyumbangkan kepada 

kejayaan majlis pada hari ini. 

Setinggi-tinggi penghargaan 

juga kami ucapkan kepada YB 

Dato’ Seri Chor Chee Heung, 

Menteri Perumahan dan 

Kerajaan Tempatan Malaysia, 

kerana sudi untuk meluangkan 

masa bersama-sama MIP di 

dalam majlis ini. 

Akhir sekali, saya sebagai 

presiden, mewakili seluruh 

ahli Pertubuhan Perancang 

Malaysia, ingin merakamkan 

ucapan jutaan terima kasih 

di atas kesudian Yang Amat 


untuk menerima Anugerah 

PENAUNG Pertubuhan 

Perancang Malaysia. 

NEWSLETTER OF THE MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS 3

Editorial 

Simplicity – one of the main 

purpose of simplicity is to 

make life easier.(Edward de 

Bono). 

A lot have been said about 

planning procedures, 

namely planning submission, 

being very tedious and 

complicated. We have tried 

to simplify the process by 

introducing the OSC – One 

Stop Centre. However, now 

we hear complaints about 

the OSC also becoming a very 

complicated process. So the 

question that arises now – has 

the OSC made life easier for 

everyone? 

Perhaps we need to take 

another closer look at the 

procedures in the submission 

of planning applications to 

the OSC. In spite of our noble 

effort to make the process 

easier, there are still some 

quarters who are asking for 

simpler process. Some of 

them went to the extent of 

trying to by-pass the whole 

process totally. And thus, we 

should perhaps re-examine 

the process we have created 

and try to improve on it. 

This takes me to the 

writings of Edward De Bono 

on ‘simplicity’. De Bono 

argues that in many cases 

the procedures that were 

established many years ago, 

possibly for very good reason, 

continue because no one 

has thought about changing 

them. The traditional way 

of doing things is often long 

and complex. A simpler way 

sometimes can be found, 

although not always, but 

usually possible. Things 

often evolve to become more 

complex, not more simple. 

We should ask ourselves then 

have we made things simpler 

through the OSC? 

Those who are familiar 

with the complex process 

no longer notice it and may 

even add more elements to 

increase its complexity. Have 

we been guilty of doing this? 

This is the point that we 

should re-examine. The OSC 

submission process it seems 

has indeed become more 

complex in some cases, with 

the introduction of volumes 

of forms that have to be filled 

in by the submitting planner 

and the client. It may be 

necessary in the eyes of the 

planning authority to make 

the task of processing the 

applications easier. However, 

does it make easier for the 

submitting person(s), too? 

De Bono argues that it may be 

better to simplify a process 

than to train people to cope 

with the complexity. 

As professionals, we 

progressively make things 

easier for ourselves by 

simplifying our judgement 

and decisions. With 

experience and hindsight we 

learn to identify which are 

the important things to look 

for. This is what we should be 

doing now to make the OSC 

system much better. 

There is often a much simpler 

way of doing things if we 

make the effort to look for 

it because simplicity does 

not just happen. But finding 

a simpler way is usually 

neither simple nor easy. 

Like other things, however, 

nothing will happen until 

we appoint someone to take 

the responsibility to make it 

happen. 

Ishak Ariffin 

Chief Editor 

Let’s work together to make 

this happen. JPBD should take 

the lead and work with the 

MIP, through its members, to 

start looking at ways in which 

we could further enhance the 

planning submission process 

that we have in place now. 

I hope to see the next team 

of MIP Council members take 

this challenge to help elevate 

our planning profession to 

a new level. Let’s make 

‘simplicity’ our goal. 

On behalf of the current 

Editorial team and the 

members of the Research 

and Publication Committee, 

I wish thank the current MIP 

Council members for their 

faith in us and wish the incoming 

team all the best! 

Best regards! 

MIP PLEDGE 

The Malaysian Institute of Planners is committed towards the practice of 

Sustainable Urban Planning and Development to achieve the 3E’s of Social Equity, 

Economic Prosperity and Environmental Integrity of the communities and areas 

that we plan for. 

Planning Comic 

The Members of the Institute hereby pledge that we shall : 

Ensure the high quality, efficiency and integrity of the town planning profession 

in facing the challenges of urbanization and the changing needs of the community 

that is planned for; 

Ensure the quality of living environments in human settlements through the 

provision of comprehensive, effective and inclusive spatial planning solutions that 

shall balance the economic, social and environmental needs of all stakeholders; 

Ensure of the community’s well being in the planning and design for safe, healthy 

built environments that is inclusive; 

Promote research and institutional development and practices towards 

sustainability, through strategic public-private-academic community partnerships; 

Be Proactive in meeting up with the challenges of globalization and climate 

change on the built environment; and 

Plan for equitable growth and well being of our communities, where the needs of 

our communities for social infrastructure, quality and safe living environment are 

met with the highest standards of planning. 

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MIP 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES 2012 

Calendar of Events 

MARCH 2012 

24th 

Starting March 2012 

JULY 2012 

16th to 17th 

SEPTEMBER 2012 

4th to 8th 

25th to 26th 

NOVEMBER 2012 

7th 

8th 

Launch of New MIP Website, Petaling Jaya, 

Organised by Promotion, Public Relation and 

Program Comittee 

MIP Membership Card, given out to Corporate 

Members, Organised by Research and 

Publication Committee 

MBPJ-MIP Livable Cities Conference 

2012—Cities of Your Choice, Royal Bintang 

Damansara, Jointly Organised by MBPJ and MIP 

Mount Kinabalu Hiking Adventure, Kota 

Kinabalu, Sabah, Jointly Organised by Young 

Planners Group and Promotion, Public Relation 

and Program Committee 

World Class Sustainable Cities Conference 

WCSC IV, JW Mariot, Kuala Lumpur, Jointly 

Organised by MIP, PAM and REHDA 

MIP Patron Award to Tun Dr Mahathir 

Mohammad, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 

Organised by MIP Executive Committee and 

Promotion, Public Relation and Program 

Committee 

National Conference On Urban Planning & 

Management In Malaysia - Accomplishments, 

Challenges & Way Forward, 8th November 

2012, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Jointly 

organized by MIP, UITM, UTM, UIA, USM& UM. 

DECEMBER 2012 - JANUARY 2013 

13th Dec 2012 - 

13th Jan 2013 

National Exhibition On History Of Urbanism & 

Town Planning In Malaysia, 13th December - 

13th January 2013, National Museum, Kuala 

Lumpur. Jointly organized by MIP and JPBD 

Semenanjung Malaysia. 

Public Talk No. 1 - Charles Reade : The First 

Government Town Planner, Federated Malay 

States 1921 - 1929 By Kamalruddin Shamsuddin, 

13.12.2012, National Museum, Kuala Lumpur. 

Public Talk No. 2 - Sejarah Perbandaran & 

Pembangunan Perumahan Di Semenanjung 

Malaysia Sebelum Merdeka (1946-1957), by Dr. 

Syafiee Shuid, IIUM ,20.12.2012 

Public Talk No. 3 - Townscape Revisited : 

Unraveling The Character of The Historic 

Landscapes in Malaysia By Dr Shuhana 

Shamsuddin, 27th December 2012, National 

Museum, Kuala Lumpur. 

Public Talk No. 4 - Sejarah Pembangunan 

Bandar Baru By Prof Dr Dasimah Omar, 10th Jan 

2013, National Museum, Kuala Lumpur. 

40th Anniversary Book entitled “Transforming 

Malaysia into A Developed Nation Through 

Physical Planning”. The initial Editorial 

Committee comprises Datin Paduka Dr. 

Halimaton Saadiah (Chief Editor), Prof Dato 

Dr. Mansor Ibrahim, Dr. Thalha Hj Alithamby, 

Anuar Abdul Wahab, Assoc Prof Dr Jamalunlaili 

Abdullah & Ishak Ariffin. The book is targeted 

for publication in 2013. 

MIP LAUNCHES ITS NEW WEBSITE 

www.mip.org.my 

MIP,s new website 

was 

launched 

MIP 

officially 

during 

40th Annual 

General Meeting on 

24th March 2012. 

The new website 

being develop with 

more professional 

outlooks, more user-friendly and up to date with the current 

evolution of web hosting practices. Online updates for CPD for 

members are integrated with the new website and few upgrading 

options for the benefits of members will be implemented soon 

especially for online application renewal of registration, online 

payment, etc. 

LOW CARBON CITIES FRAMEWORK 

– WORKSHOP, TRAINING & CONFERENCE 

As the developer of Low carbon Cities Framework 

(LCCF), MIP continuously and actively involved in 

various workshops, training and paper presentations to 

government servants, resident associations, students, 

business communities 

professional institutes. 

and members from other 

Two LCCF advanced training have been conducted in 

2012. One in Bukit Tinggi, Pahang and another one in 

Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Several workshops also 

have been conducted for Sepang Municipal Council 

(MPSg), Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and Miri 

City Council (MBM). Other than that LCCF has been 

presented in many conferences where the recent one 

was for ‘Sustainable Cities UTM – Massachusets Institute 

Of Technology. 


Malaysian Institute of Planners 

- HISTORY AND ITS BEGINNING 

The Malaysian Institute of Planners has come a long way 

in a very short time. The idea was mooted by the 1971 

Annual General Meeting of the Royal Town Planning Institute 

(Malaysia Branch), the only body representing the planning 

profession in the country at that time. It was felt that for 

an independent country we should have a national planning 

institute and not be a branch of the Royal Town Planning 

Institute London. 

Kuala Lumpur. The amended version was circulated by the 

then Secretary, Chung Weng Foo to all the MIP members and 

adopted by the MIP Council on 26th January 1974. This draft 

Act was then sent to the then Minister of Local Government 

and Housing, Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui. Twenty-one years later 

and after countless representation by the Council to the 

respective Ministers, the Town Planners Act was finally 

approved by Parliament in 1995. 

In conformity to the decision a Protem Committee 

comprising of Mohd Rosli bin Buyong, Chung Weng Foo, 

Tan Soo Hai, Chin Wai Yeong and T. Mahesan was elected 

to draft the constitution for the proposed Institute. This 

committee met several times at 13, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, 

Petaling Jaya which was then the office of Tan Soo Hai. 

On the 6th September 1971 at a meeting held at the 

conference room of the Federal Department of Town and 

Country Planning, Jalan Cenderasari, Kuala Lumpur, the 

findings of the committee was presented. The 20 members 

present approved the constitution and elected a Protem 

Executive Council to legally establish the Pertubuhan under 

the Akta Pertubuhan 1966. The members of the committee 

were: 

President 

Mohd. Rosli bin Buyong 

Vice President Tan Soo Hai 

Hon. Secretary Chung Weng Foo 

The distinction of securing the Act is not the doing of any one 

individual. Every President and Council in the intervening 

21 years did much work in paving the way for the event, 

and much also has depended on the support of the Federal 

Department of Town and Country Planning and the Ministry 

of Local Government and Housing. Dato’ (Dr.) Ishak bin Ariff, 

the Director General of the Department of Town and Country 

Planning and his successor, Dato’ Zainuddin Muhammad 

and Dr. Mohamad Nong from the Ministry steered the Act 

through the National Council of Local Government and the 

Ministry. Dato’ Anwar Musa a Cabinet Minister at that time 

and a corporate planner of the institute provided invaluable 

assistance to ensure a smooth progress of the Act through 

the Cabinet. 

Source : MIP Website 

MIP LOGO 

Council Members 

Timothy Lam ThimFook 

Ishak bin Ariffin 

Raja Mohd. Ali bin Raja Osman 

T. Mahesan 

Ong Hong Fong 

Application to register the Institute was made in November 

1971 and a temporary license to operate the Institute was 

issued by the Registrar of Society in December 1971. The full 

certificate was issued on 26th July 1972. It is history after 

that. 

Legitimizing The Profession 

We owe a debt to many of our members and to others for 

help given in steering the Town Planners Act through various 

levels of the Government. The Act itself was originally 

initiated by MIP. A draft was prepared in 1973 and discussed 

at a Special General Meeting held at the conference room 

at the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, 

Malaysian Institute of Planners Logo was designed by 

Mr. Chin Wai Yeong. It is an inverted form of Ebenezer 

Howard’s three horse shoe magnets in which the chief 

advantages of living in the Town and the Country were 

set forth with the corresponding drawbacks, while the 

advantage of the Town-Country concept of the Garden 

City are seen to be free from disadvantages of either. 

While Ebenezer Howard’s three magnets did not have 

any circles to bind them together, the MIP logo has 

the three magnets bound by two circles to reflect the 

need to marry town and country to give new hope, a 

new life to a developing Malaysia. 

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CHARLES READE (1880—1933) 

- FIRST GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER IN MALAYSIA - 

Charles Compton Reade (1880– 

1933) was a town planner 

who supported the garden 

city movement of the early 

twentieth century. 

Born in Invercargill, New 

Zealand in 1880, Reade 

became the major figure in 

disseminating Garden City 

ideas in Australia. Reade saw 

the evils of inner city slums 

while working as a journalist 

in England and began writing 

of the need for improved town 

planning, becoming active in 

the Garden Cities and Town 

Planning Association of Great 

Britain, of which he was acting 

secretary and editor for its 

magazine in 1913. 

Charles Reade In 1914–15 he 

led a lecture tour through 

five Australian States and 

New Zealand. South Australia 

appointed Reade as a town 

planning adviser in 1916 and 

later he became its first 

official Town Planner in 1918 

and he retained the position 

until 1920. In 1917 he drew up 

plans for an Adelaide garden 

suburb, initially with a working 

title of Mitcham Garden Suburb 

and officially named Colonel 

Light Gardens. 

The Royal Town Planning 

Institute was only formed in 

1914 (and Reade was one of 

its associate founder) and the 

first British University giving 

town planning courses was only 

offered in Liverpool in 1916. 

Just before the outbreak of the 

first World War (1914), Reade 

went to Australia with W.R 

Davidge (architect, surveyor 

and planner) to propagate the 

Garden City movement cause. 

He gave numerous lectures 

on the Garden City concept 

in many Australian town and 

subsequently was appointed as 

town planning advisor to the 

South Australian government in 

1916. 

In South Australia, he 

introduced a town planning 

legislature, established the 

South Australia town planning 

department, and complete a 

Charles Compton Reade (1880—1933) 

number of planning schemes. 

For example, Mitcham Garden 

Suburb in Adelaide, is today 

a heritage garden suburb, 

renamed Colonel Light 

Garden, Reade applied the 

Garden City concept in many 

of his layout even suggested 

a second park belt system to 

Adelaide, further enchanting 

the existing park belt laid out 

by Colonel William Light (the 

son to Captain Francis Light of 

Penang). 

Reade convened Australia’s 

first two town planning and 

housing conferences in 1917 

and 1918. He also twice tried 

to get town planning legislation 

through the State legislature: 

on the first occasion it was 

defeated by the propertyoriented 

upper House and on 

the second was passed but was 

heavily amended by the House. 

Reade then left Australia for 

overseas planning positions, 

establishing a town planning 

department in Kuala Lumpur, 

Malaya in 1921 and moving to 

Northern Rhodesia in 1929. 

Reade’s lasting legacy (apart 

from the establishment and 

growth of the Federal Town 

Planning Department) is the 

slightly less known new town of 

Kuala Kubu Bharu –Malaya first 

new town and along the lines 

of the garden city ideology. 

He committed suicide in South 

Africa in 1933, only nine days 

after becoming Chief Planning 

Officer of Witwatersrand. 

CONTRIBUTION OF CHARLES 

READE 

A number of local planning 

academicians and an increasing 

number of international 

historians have recently rescued 

Reade from obscurity and 

acknowledged his contribution 

towards the development of 

the town planning service in 

South Australia, Malaya, and 

Northern Rhodesia. 

Reade in particular was 

recognized as one of the first 

generation of self-styled town 

planner working in the British 

colonies promoting the cause 

of town planning within a 

generally hostile environment 

to town planning (Home, 2000): 

such hostilities are largely 

a conflict between public 

interest ideology; unfetish 

property development; and a 

failure to appreciate political 

sensitivity within an indirect an 

indirect British rule in Malaya. 

Two major areas of historical 

interests framed this article. 

Firstly, his planning ideologies 

and methods applied (replanning 

and redistribution of 

lots)2 and secondly, to a lesser 

extent, the garden city design 

principles which he steadfastly 

held throughout his whole 

career till his untimely death 

in Johannesburg, South Africa 

in 1933. 

Both ideologies were ‘alien’ to 

landowners and their agents 

in Malaya. Such methods and 

ideologies provide a fascinating 

analysis of conflicting interests 

within a British rule favoring 

appeasing property interest 

and maintaining the status 

quo over the social concerns 

of eradicating and prevention 

of slum and haphazard 

development in the major 

towns of British Malaya (the 

task Reade was appointed to 

handle). 

Reade established a small town 

planning department in Kuala 

Lumpur on 18th January 

1921. He did an immediate 

survey of the conditions 

of towns in the country 

and reported this to the 

government. His report on the 

need for a permanent town 

planning machinery for Malaya, 

entitled “Town Planning And 

Development In The Federated 

Malay States (1922)” has been 

considered an important 

piece of historical document, 

promoting the need for a town 

planning machinery for the 

country (Goh Ban Lee, 1990). 

In it, he outlined important 

aspects of town planning 

requirements and the need for 

a legislature to manage the 

growth of towns in a orderly 

manner, emphasizing on 

prevention rather than cure, 

the difference between 

planning and sub-division, 

economies under Town 

Planning etc. 

Source : Kamalruddin Shamsudin, 

Federal Department of Town and 

Regional Planning 


Water, Water Everywhere, I Turn My Tap but It’s Not There 

By Ishak Ariffin 

We live in the tropical zone, with 12 hours of sunshine all year 

round. We get plenty of rain all year round too, some months a 

lot more than others. Only the northwest corner of the Peninsula 

gets a distinct dry period from January to March. This is the area 

that lies to the west of an imaginary line between Songkhla and 

Sungai Petani, that ecologists called the Kedawi region. Now 

that has changed too, with the erratic weather pattern that we 

have been experiencing in recent years. 

I remember the grass in my home state up there in laksa land 

(Kedah, of course!) used to turn yellowish brown in January and 

remained that way until late March. Semi-deciduous trees shed 

their leaves like in the autumn in temperate countries (maybe it 

is the trees’ strategy to reduce water loss). That was when the 

bare dedap trees sprout flowers in deep red amongst its leafless 

branches, and the kapok (kekabu) seeds cracked to show off 

their white fluffy fibres that we used for stuffing pillows and 

mattresses in the old days. The drains in big towns such as Alor Star 

were stagnant, helping to retain some humidity, although they 

smell unpleasant. When it coincided with the padi harvesting, 

you can catch the most glorious sunsets in the evenings. It was 

hot and dry at that time of year. Then everything came back to 

life in glorious green when the rain returns in April. This year we 

have had thunderstorms in late January and February. 

Water is Life 

But we were never really short of water. 

That is no longer true. Despite having an estimated 990 billion 

m3 (2008 figures) of rainfall annually, and 566 billion m3 of that 

total flowing into our rivers,and our water usage being roughly 

only 3% of the latter, we are running short of water supply. 

Domestic and industrial water demand is only about 6,000 

million m3 a year! 

Initially, it was the rapid growth of industrial estates that 

brought shortages of water in their neighbouring towns. Then 

came the rapid urbanisation, all along the west coast of the 

Peninsula. Factories that used to be way out of town suddenly 

found themselves surrounded by housing estates. Many places 

begin to experience frequent water supply disruption.I’ll bet 

not many people remember the drought in 1998 that brought 

hardship on some 1.8m Klang Valley residents due to water 

rationing. 

But we still have plenty of rain and flowing rivers, except that 

our most of our rivers now looked like a perpetual supply of 

tehtarik. Our water treatment plants had to work overtime to 

make the water potable or clean enough for our consumption. 

And we are running short of rivers that can provide clean water 

to the treatment plants as development encroaches further and 

further upstream and inland. 

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97% of our 6,000 million m 3 per year potable water supply comes 

from rivers and the balance is from ground water. In contrast, 

a country like Denmark consumed almost 1,000 million m3 

per year, and it is entirely sourced from groundwater. Their 

groundwater resource is estimated to be only 1,800 million m³ 

per year. 

Sg Selangor Dam 

In Perlis we had to inundate 5% of the land area to create the 

Timah-Tasoh impoundment to provide water for irrigation and 

for domestic consumption. Perlis was totally dependent on 

groundwater and water supply from Kedah. However, it was then 

found that the demand for domestic & industrial uses exhausted 

the original design capacity of the dam. In Selangor, a water 

treatment plant downstream of Sungai Bernam had to be closed 

due to saline intrusion. This was due the reduced river flow that 

resulted in sea water flowing in further inland up to the water 

intake points. One of the things that affect water level in the 

river is the increasing water extraction upstream. Loss of water 

catchment areas due to opening of forested areas for other uses 

also affected river flow. 

Fifteen years or so ago an area near Balakong in Cheras, near 

a water treatment plant suffered water supply disruption but 

it was raining a lot and the houses around it were suffering 

from flash floods. How could we have water shortage and flood 

at the same time?In 1991 another state suffered water supply 

shortage for a number of years because the main water supply 

dam was contaminated by industrial effluent. Now we have 

found that several states in the Peninsula are running short 

of water come 2020. We have resorted to expensive remedial 

actions that include building more dams and water transfers 

between neighbouring states through tunnels punched through 

our mountains and hills. 

In the meantime, we remain complacent about our per capita 

water consumption. We continue to waste our water as if the 

supply is endless. The national average consumption was 210 

“Too much water” - When the river overflows 


litres per capita per day in 2011. Per capita consumption in 

the west coast states in Peninsular Malaysia are all above the 

national average.Some industry experts argued that the real 

figures are much higher, closer to 300 litres per person per day. 

But our daily per capita usage is indeed higher than Singapore 

(155 litres), the Philippines (175 litres) and Indonesia (130 litres). 

If we compare with more advanced countries, in Denmark it is 

only 114 litres, Australia 150 litres, England & Wales 150 litres. 

USA is perhaps the only country that consumed more than us, at 

300-380 litres per capita per day! 

Some Third World countries don’t even have half the water we 

used daily. The UN Population Fund recommended that the fair 

level of domestic water usage is 100 litres per person per day. 

We can get by with just 30 litres for drinking and cooking and to 

maintain hygiene. 

We also suffer huge losses due to non-revenue water (NRW), 

largely due to leaking pipes that transport water to our taps and 

water theft. NRW for Kelantan, Pahang, Perlis and Sabah is more 

than 50%.The highly industrialised and developed states in the 

country are already experiencing pressures from acute supplies 

to meet the demands from their residents, the industries and 

the development projects. The loss from NRW is estimated at 

about 43% of total water revenue! And if we look at it in another 

simple minded way, it would also mean that for whatever amount 

we invested in creating new water supply (such as building more 

dams and treatment plants) we are only going to get half the 

value invested before we even start the construction if we don’t 

tackle the NRW first. 

Leaking pipe 

Not many people realised that we flushed 30% of our water 

down the toilets and spent another 35% in the showers or baths. 

Only 10% is actually used for drinking and cooking. Laundry and 

cleaning takes the other 25%.It doesn’t make sense for us to 

spend so much money to supply treated water and then 90% of it 

just went down the drains and sewers.That’s after we have lost 

nearly half of it through leaky pipes (NRW). Silly, aren’t we?Our 

water supply is so heavily subsidised and the water from our tap 

is so cheap that we are not bothered by our wasteful habits. 

Only when we turn our taps on and no water came out will we 

start jumping and tearing our hair out. 

Try telling an African in Ethiopia that we used clean water to 

flush the toilets and they will probably think that we are crazy. 

One third of the world population is already facing problems 

of water shortage and poor quality drinking water. UNESCO has 

predicted that water shortage will be a worldwide problem by 

2020. Prophets of doom have wagered that the next world war 

will be over control of fresh water supplies, not oil. We can live 

fairly comfortably without electricity for a day or two (although 

a lot of people will have suffered Internet withdrawals!), but 

not without water! 

Although 70% of the human body is water, we cannot survive 

more than a week without water. Water is life. Without water 

there is no life. In the Quran it is stated, “Behold! in the creation 

of the heavens and the earth; ... in the rain which Allah Sends 

down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to 

an earth that is dead;...” (2:164); “And Allah has created every 

animal from water...”(24:45); “... It is He Who has created man 

from water...(25:54)” (translations by Abdullah Yusuf Ali). 

Singapore has put in place their long term strategy for their water 

supply. They will not be highly dependent on water supplied 

from Johor anymore come 2060. The second of the two bilateral 

agreements with Johor will expire in 2061.The first agreement 

expired in 2011. They have put in place measures to ensure selfsufficiency 

by recycling their wastewater for consumption that 

they termed NEWater. 

NEWater will supply40% of Singapore’s water needs by 2020 and 

a further 25% supplied by desalinisation. NEWater is primarily 

for non-potable industrial uses. A small percentage of NEWater 

is also blended with raw water in the reservoir for treatment 

as potable water. They will cut their per capita consumption 

to 147 litres per day. By 2060, NEWater will supply 50% and 

desalinisation another 30% of their water supply.This is sensible 

considering that only 30% of demand comes from Singapore’s 

domestic sector and the non-domestic sector consumes the 

other 70%. Furthermore, we are going to literally flush 90% 

of the water down the drains anyway. It is a win-win situation 

because recycling most of our wastewater also means that we 

reduce the possibility of polluting our waterways. 

In our case, we are not only consuming too much but we are 

also polluting our water sources. And our strategy in the past 

has always been to build more dams. The first National Water 

Resources Study commissioned in 2000proposed the construction 

of another 50 dams to meet our water demand by 2050! This was 

based on a continuous linear growth of demand. That’s a big 

assumption that our rivers will be able to supply enough water 

way beyond 2050 and we cannot change our water consumption 

habits. 

There have been very little discussions about managing demand 

and cutting down our daily per capita usage. Our focus has been 

too much on the supply (and the potential profits that can be 

made from construction of water supply facilities!).Demand 

management is a very important strategy that complements 

the supply strategy, because water supply in not infinite. We 

should not wait until our potential water resources have been 

exhausted before we start looking at managing the way we use 

water. 

There have not been enough efforts towards cleaning up our 

rivers that passes through our urban centres to return them to 

at least Class IIB level (i.e. suitable for recreational use with 

body contact) so that we can use them again for recreation. For 

several decades more than 50% of our urban rivers monitored 

by Jabatan Alam Sekitar have lingered within the polluted and 

slightly polluted range. The main contributors to river pollution 

have been named as sewage treatment plants (I thought they 

were supposed to clean the wastewater?), manufacturing 

industries and palm oil mills. Earthworks have also been a major 

contributor of pollution of our rivers. 

We have the technologies now to clean wastewater up to 

standard A (as clean as the pristine river water) of effluent 

discharge. Hence, water discharged from our sewage treatment 

plant that utilises this technology will be cleaner than water 

from our rivers. Taking water from the river now is akin to taking 

water from the sewer since we treat our rivers like one! In my 

course of work I have come across a river where the water 

sampled is almost Class IV (suitable only for irrigation, not even 

suitable for livestock consumption!) near a water intake point! 

Let’s not wait until the last tree has been cut, the last fish has 

been caught and the last river has been poisoned before we 

realise that money cannot be eaten! 

Note: this article was originally written and published in Berita MCOBA. 

It is reproduced here with permission. 


NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 

URBAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT : 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES & WAY FORWARD 

Reported by: Rijal Saffuan Photo by: CEDM UiTM 

In conjunction with 40th Anniversary celebration of MIP, A 

Conference On Urban Planning & Management In Malaysia – 

Accomplishments, Challenges & Way Forward was held on 8th 

November 2012 at Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. 

This conference was also jointly organized by 5 other local 

universities which is Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM), 

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Sains Malaysia 

(USM), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) and Universiti 

Malaya (UM). 

81 papers were presented with more than 150 participants 

attended the conference. Datin Paduka Halimaton Saadiah 

and Puan Khairiah Talha were the two keynote speakers for 

this conference. The organizing secretariat for the conference 

was MIP together with Centre Of Environmental Design and 

Management (CEDM) and Faculty Of Architecture, Planning & 

Survey (FSPU), UITM. 

The Committee plans to organize this conference as an annual 

affair in collaboration with the five universities. 

The launching ceremony of National Conference on Urban 

Planning and Management with MOU signing ceremony of 

MUO Global 

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JAPAN-MALAYSIA : SYMPOSIUM ON 

SUSTAINABLE CITIES IN MALAYSIA 

Reported by: Tengku Ahmad Nerang Photo by: Rahim Ariffin 

Asia is fast growing region and will have the largest number of 

megacities and urban area in this century. Cities can be good showcases 

to understand methodologies to achieve sustainable future. Planning 

and development of sustainable cities concept become more important 

when Japanese government promoted this idea by introducing the idea 

of ‘Future City’ in the Rio+20 in June 2012. This Future City initiative 

was launched by Japanese Government by selecting 11 Japanese cities 

and also has the intention to explore implementation of this concept 

outside Japan. In order to implement this idea effectively, CASBEE 

(Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency) 

concept will be adopted to evaluate the progress this urban challenge. 

This symposium aims to introduce the Future City concept and 

CASBEE evaluation tools as well as to address these new challenges 

of sustainable cities in Malaysia and Japan. The symposium will have 

speaker and panelist highlighting the use of new innovative tools such as 

The view in the conference hall 

MURNInests (Malaysian Urban-Rural Indicators Network on Sustainable 

Development), CASBEE and AIM (Asia-Pasific Integrated Model) in the development of LCS (Low Carbon Society) development of 

Iskandar Malaysia, Putrajaya and other Japanese best practice of sustainable cities such Tokyo and Kitakyushu. 

Mayor, councilors and officers from municipslities; town planners, architects and civil engineers from government agencies and private 

sector; researchers, academicians and other specialist in the fields of city development; developers and industry professionals; and 

other stakeholders attended the symposium. 

Among the speakers are Mr. Koichi Yamashita, Director for Building Technology Policy Analysis and Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, 

Infrastructure, Transport and Turism (MLIT), Japan, Prof Dr. Ho Chin Siong (University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia, Prof. Shuzo 

Murakami (Keio University, Japan), Muhammad Ridzuan Arshad (Deputy Director, Research & Development Division, FDTCP and Dr. 

Junichi Fujino (National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan). 


MUSEUM NEGARA EXHIBITION ON URBANISM 

AND TOWN PLANNING IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA 

Reported by Rozie Hassan Photo by MIP Seceteriat 

MIP and Jabatan Perancangan Bandar & Desa, Semenanjung 

Malaysia have organized an Exhibition on the History of Urbanism 

& Town Planning in Malaysia (Pameran Sejarah Perbandaran & 

Perancangan Bandar Di Malaysia). The exhibition was held at 

the National Museum from 13th December 2012 to 13th January 

2013 in conjunction with the MIP 40th Anniversary Celebration. 

It aims to inform the public about the role of planners in the 

urbanization of country and its history. The exhibition is to 

expose and educate the public about the history of urbanism in 

Malaysia and the role of town planners in developing the growth 

of urbanization in Malaysia. 

Deputy director-general of the Federal Town and Country 

Planning Department Kamalruddin Shamsudin said the last town 

and country planning exhibition held at the national level was 

in 1927. 

En Kamalruddin Shamsudin, Deputy Director of Federal 

Department of Town and Regional Planning giving his 

speech during launching of Exhibition 

Four series of Public Talks was held at the National Museum in 

conjunction with the exhibition. About 200 people attended the 

free of charge public talks. 

Date Title Speaker 

13.12.2012 Charles Reade, The First Government 

Town Planner, Federated Malay States 

(1921-1929). 

20.12.2012 Sejarah Perbandaran & Pembangunan 

Perumahan Di Semenanjung Malaysia 

Sebelum Merdeka (1946-1957). 

27.12.2012 Townscape Revisited : Unravelling The 

Character Of The Historic Townscapes 

In Malaysia. 

En. Kamalruddin 

Shamsudin, 

JPBD SM 

Dr. Syafiee Shuid, 

IIUM 

Dr. Shuhana 

Shamsuddin, UTM 

10.01.2013 Sejarah Pembangunan Bandar Baru Prof Dr. Dasimah 

Omar, UITM 

Many artifacts and planning tools were on display. Among the 

exhibits is a chronology of the growth of townships from the 

British era to present day. There is also outdated equipment 

which was used in urban planning before the computer era. A 

corporate multimedia presentation, posters & flyers was also on 

display for one month at the National Museum. 

The launching ceremony of Exhibition on Urbanism and 

Town Planning in Peninsular Malaysia 

“We hope that the exhibition will encourage visitors to protect 

their townships and appreciate what the planners do for us,” 

said the museum director of innovation Zanita Anuar. 

The exhibition are beneficial to all whether public, students 

and the professionals involved in the development industry 

in Malaysia. On behalf of MIP, we would also like to thank 

Jabatan Muzium for the cooperation during the one month long 

exhibition. 


PUBLIC TALK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXHIBITION ON 

HISTORY OF URBANISM AND TOWN PLANNING IN MALAYSIA 

Reported by Rozie Hassan Photo by MIP Seceteriat 

Public Talk 1: 

Charles Reade, First Government Town Planner, 

Federated Malay States (1921-1929) 

By Kamalruddin Shamsudin 

First public talk on 13th December 2012 by En Kamalruddin Shamsudin 

entitled Charles Reade, First Government Town Planner, Federated 

Malay States (1921-1929). The public talk covers his contributions 

to the planning service in the young Malayan townscape. Reade’s 

lasting legacy (apart from the establishment and growth of the 

Federal Town Planning Department) is the slightly less known new 

town of Kuala Kubu Bharu – Malaya’s first new town and along the 

lines of the garden city ideology. 


Sejarah Perbandaran & Pembangunan Perumahan di 

Semenanjung Malaysia Sebelum Merdeka (1946-1957)’ 

by Dr Syafiee Shuid 

MIP Public Talk No. 2, 20 Disember 2012, 10 pagi - Sejarah 

Perbandaran Dan Pembangunan Perumahan di Semenanjung 

Malaysia Sebelum Merdeka (1946-1957)’ oleh Dr Syafiee Shuid. 

Kertas ini membentangkan kesan perbandaran kepada pembangunan 

perumahan sebelum merdekadan member penjelasan punca 

berlakunya proses perbandaran selepas perang akibat daripada 

migrasi dalaman dan pertambahan penduduk di kawasan bandar. 

Public Talk 2 entitled Sejarah Perbandaran & Pembangunan 

Bandar Semenanjung Malaysia delivered by Dr Syafie Shuid 


Townscape Revisited : Unravelling The Character Of The 

Historic Townscapes In Malaysia 

by Assoc Prof Dr Shuhana Shamsuddin. 

MIP Public Talk No. 3 at Bilik Persidangan, Tingkat 2, Jabatan 

Muzium, Kuala Lumpur. Thursday 27 December 2012, 10am. This 

talk highlights the uniqueness of the townscape of the historic 

town centers in Malaysia. It discusses the character of the historic 

centers of major cities in Malaysia which contributes to the 

uniqueness of its townscape. The components of the townscape 

that give the sense of place of the historic centers will also be 

examined. Previous studies also revealed the precarious state that 

they are in, and the pressures from development that threaten 

their existence. Finally, it also discusses the plight of the historic 

town centres due to urban intervention that constantly erode their 

unique features and qualities and the need for concerted efforts to 

safeguard them from extinction. 

Public Talk 4 entitled Townscape Revisited: Unraveiling The 

Character Of The Historic Townscape In Malaysia delivered 

by Assoc Prof Dr Shuhana Shamsuddin 


Sejarah Pembangunan Bandar Baru 

oleh Prof. Dr Dasimah Omar 

MIP Public Talk No 4, 10 Januari 2013, Bilik Persidangan, Jabatan 

Muzium Malaysia -Sejarah Pembangunan Bandar Baru oleh Prof. Dr 

Dasimah Omar. Pembentangan kertas-kerja ini mengenai sejarah 

pembangunan bandar baru di Malaysia. Penulisan ini jugamengimbas 

tentang prinsip perancangan dan pembangunan bandar baru di 

luar negara. Fokus utama ialah menganalisis prinsipperancangan 

dan tahap penglibatan Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri di 

Semenanjung Malaysia dalam pembangunan bandar bandar baru. 

Setiap bandar baru dirancang menggunakan konsep pembangunan 

bercampur berkait dengan fungsi, lokasidan skala pembangunan. 

Fungsi bandar baru terbahagi kepada enamkumpulan utama 

iaitu pusat pentadbiran, bandar satelit, perindustrian/ 

pusatperkhidmatan. pelabuhan, bandar industry berteknologi 

tinggi, pusat institusi dan pusat perkhidmatan/komersil. 

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The participants at the Public Talk 


MIP President Prof Dato’ Dr. Alias Abdullah, is among the 796 

recipients of state awards and medals from DYMM Sultan of 

Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Shah 

in conjunction with His Royal Highness’ 82nd birthday on 24th 

October 2012. 

CONGRATULATIONS : 

PROF DATO’ DR ALIAS ABDULLAH 

Biography : 

Professor Dato’ Dr. Alias is well known for his gregarious 

and enthusiastic personality. Currently he holds a post of 

Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the International 

Islamic University Malaysia. He is also the elected President 

Malaysian Institute of Planners. His specialization lies in the 

field of Urban and Regional Planning as well as Geographical 

Information Systems (GIS), CAD and Spatial Planning and 

Decision Support Systems (SPDSS). He has achieved his Ph.D in 

Regional & Environmental Design from the Graduate School of 

Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Japan in 1995. 

He got his Masters in Environmental Construction Engineering 

(specialization in CAD & Urban Modeling Systems) from the same 

University in the year 1992. He received his Bachelor (Hons.) in 

Urban and Regional Planning from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 

(UTM, Kuala Lumpur) in 1985. 

After graduated from UTM he served as a Town Planning 

Officer with the Kuantan Municipal Council until 1992. Later 

he joined Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) as a lecturer. In 1997 

he was seconded to International Islamic University Malaysia 

to establish Department of Urban and Regional Planning at 

Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design. He became 

the first Head Department of Urban and Regional Planning. He 

also served as a Deputy Dean for that faculty from 1998 to 2001 

and later became the Director of Bureau of Consultancy and 

Entrepreneurship of the University. 

Professor Dato’ Dr. Alias has been involving in numerous 

research, consultancy and publications since 1991. Some of 

his publications are “Islam and Urban Planning”, “Knowledge 

Cities: Future of Cities in The Knowledge Economy”, “Spatial 

Decision Support for Urban and Environmental Planning. A 

Collection of Case Studies”, “Islam dan Perancangan Bandar”, 

Urban Planning: An Islamic Perspective”, and “Planning Malaysia 

Journal (SCOPUS Indexed Journal)”. Some of his experiences 

include appointment as one of the public hearing panel (judge) 

for the Kuala Lumpur 2020 Draft Local Plan (2008), Kuala Lumpur 

River of Life International Master Plan and Design Competition 

Jury (2011), Steering Committee for NKRA Greater Kuala Lumpur 

(2011-2012), collaborator for NKRA Digital Malaysia Lab. (2011), 

Bandar Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Master Plan and 

Design Competition Chief Jury (2011-2012), consultant for the 

development of Kuala Lumpur Local Plan Monitoring System 

(MOSYS, 2010-2011), Honorary Advisor for Slope Watch NGO, to 

name a few. 

Professor Dato’ Dr. Alias currently is a Registered Town Planner 

(A008) with the Malaysian Board of Town Planners and a Fellow 

Member (No. 198/88) with the Malaysian Institute of Planners 

(MIP). 

Prof Dato’ Dr Alias and his wife 

Qualifications : 

Degree: Ph.D. Field: Regional & Environmental Design (GIS 

and Spatial Planning & Decision Support System) Year: 1995 

Institution: Graduate School of Science & Technology, Kumamoto 

University, JAPAN Degree: M. Engineering Field: Environmental 

Construction Engineering (CADD & Urban Modeling Systems) 

Year: 1992 Institution: Department of Architecture, Faculty of 

Engineering, Kumamoto University, JAPAN Degree: Certificate 

Field: Japanese Language Year: 1990 Institution: Kyushu 

University, Fukuoka, Japan Degree: B. Urban & Regional 

Planning (Hons.) Field: Urban & Regional Planning Year: 1985 

Institution: Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Faculty 

of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala 

Lumpur, MALAYSIA 

Congratulations 

The Editorial Board of Berita Perancang 

would like to congratulate our President on his 

conferment of Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) 

which carries the title “Dato’” 

from HRH Sultan of Pahang 


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TOWARDS SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS 

By Hj Idrus Alimuda 

In 2011, the Global Peace Index ranked Malaysia as the most 

peaceful country in Southeast Asia and the fourth safest in the 

Asia Pacific region. Even with those accolades, Malaysia is not one 

to rest on its law. 

Under Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 

Government Transformation Programme, the Federal Department 

of Town and Country Planning (FDTCP) of the Ministry of Housing 

and Local Government will expand the Safe City Programme to 

reduce crime and promote a culture of crime prevention. 

The Safe City Programme encapsulates the public safety 

initiatives under the Government Transformation Programme’s 

National Key Result Area, and at the centre of this effort is the 

Safe City Monitoring System which integrates crime data from 

the Police Reporting System with land use information from the 

FDTCP and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, using 

the Geographical Information System (GIS) platform. 

According to Peter Valentine Amandus, Town Planner and GIS 

Manager at the FDTCP, the SCMs is considered as a huge milestone 

for the Department asit has never been attempted before. While 

several jurisdictions have only started using GIS for their crime 

mapping initiatives, he say it is not as sophisticated and as wellintegrated 

as the SCMs. 

“The SCMs allows the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) to monitor 

the effectiveness of crime prevention efforts in areas under the 

jurisdiction of the local authorities and also enable existing and 

potential crime hotspots to be identified and closely monitored.” 

The system is currently being used by 51 police stations and 12 

municipal councils. By end of 2012, the system is extended to be 

used by 254 police stations. 

Its main objective is to create a collaborative platform where 

agencies can work together to reduce crime by way of sharing 

information through a user friendly web portal. In addition, since 

the system helps translate crime data into digital maps, the 

police are able to shift away from using pin maps to help them 

visualise crime information. 

“Pin maps, most of the time, are not permanent and have the 

tendency to be discarded and changed over time which makes 

doing a trend analysis of crime quite a tedious task. This situation 

also encourages local authorities to develop their own GIS crime 

mapping tools which are often very expensive to develop,” he 

says. 

In order to address this concern, the FDTCP integrated the SCMs 

with the RMP’s Police Reporting System, an online crime reporting 

tool which records crimes documented by police stations across 

the whole country. By integrating the two systems, crime can be 

located on the map which will then be registered in standard 

coordinates and used for data storage and analysis. 

Since the SCMs provides geo-processing analysis real-time to 

users, the core processing server is segregated to meet high 

demand in web-based environment. Thus, FDTCP is able to be less 

dependent on a physical server, thereby substantially reducing 

costs in utilities by nearly 50 per cent. 

With the new system in place, FDTCP is able to equip the police 

force with the capability to not only identify crime hot spots, 

but also study different reasons for possible causes of crimes. 

Furthermore, the government is able to save an estimated RM15 

million (US$ 4.8 million) by using a single system for all of its 

crime-mapping activities. 

“Oftentimes, we see agencies working in silos and doing their own 

activities to combat crime. This system allows us to orchestrate 

our efforts towards determining how we can best allocate funds 

for resources such as CCTVs and how the RMP can strategically 

mobilise the network of the police force,” says Amandus. 

Meanwhile Senior Assistant Commissioner of the Royal 

Malaysian Police, Dato’ ZainalAbidin bin Kasim, highlights the 

‘aoristic’,’timeline’ and ’hotspot’ feature in the SCMs as crucial 

tools for the RMP as it enables them to holistically plan how they 

can optimise their resources and respond to certain crimes and 

hotspot areas. 

“Vehicle theft, for example, is one the most common crimes 

recorded in our system. Since we have the data on where vehicle 

theft incidents occur, we are able to identify key hotspot areas 

and plan how we will be mobilising our team. By doing so, we are 

also able to curb other vehicle-theft-related incidents such as 

underhanded activities by illegal workshops,” says Dato’ Zainal. 

“Using the SCMs for planning, organising and implementing our 

crime prevention efforts has helped us expand the scope of our 

‘omnipresence programme’ and engage communities in raising 

awareness on issues concerning public safety,” 

He adds that because of well-informed planning, the RMP was 

able to make significant progress in reducing crime rates in about 

50 local authorities. Furthermore, public perception towards the 

performance of the Police Force and the safety of their community 

has greatly improved. 

“This inter-agency collaboration is achieving its goals of 

providing citizens with the ‘peace of mind’ that we are keeping 

neighbourhoods safe by taking smarter approaches to public 

safety and security, allowing the police force to better respond 

and anticipate events, and if possible, prevent untoward incidents 

from happening.” 

Dato’ Zainal shares that because of the benefits derived from 

using the SCMs in crime response and analysis, the government 

is looking into extending this capability to the Narcotics and 

Traffic Divisions soon to further improve their efforts in tracking 

locations and activities of drug dealers and to improve the police 

force’s response during road emergencies. 

- Source:PDRM 

WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 

Malaysia was placed at 51st out of 156 countries. 

United Nation’s World Happiness Report listed that 

most of the happiest countries in the world are all 

in Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway & Finland). 

While the least happy countries are all poor 

countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

According to the report, it is not just wealth that 

makes people happy : political freedom, strong 

social networks and an absence of corruption are 

also important. 

Source : JPBD Newsletter. 


WORLD CLASS SUSTAINABLE 

CITIES CONFERENCE 2012 : 

‘CITIES FOR PEOPLE’ 

Re-edited By :Syafiee Shuid 

Photo by: MIP Seceteriat 

The fourth World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC 2012) was held 

on 25th September 2012 at JW Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. 

Attended by almost 400 participants, WCSC 2012 themed 

‘Cities for People’ and focused on the transformation of cities 

in relation to the impact and benefits to their inhabitants. 

They keynote papers was presented by Dr Jen Gehl 

of Gehl Architects, Denmark and Mr Alfonso Vegara of 

FundacionMetropoli Spain. In conjunction with WCSC 2012 

there were also a Photography Competition and an Essay 

Competition which hopes to inspire city dwellers and see their 

vision of this city through their eyes. 

Dr Jen Gehl of Gehl Architects, Denmark delivering his 

Keynote Speaker during the conference 

The participants at the conference 

POST WCSC TECHNICAL 

TOUR TO SPAIN 

The technical tour was successfully organized from 10th – 

18th November 2012 and participated by 28 representatives 

from local authorities, developers, state agencies, private 

practitioners and a journalist. The tour also included a one 

day participation to the World Congress & Exhibition Of 

smart Cities in Barcelona. 

The tour took delegates to the cities of Barcelona, Bilbao 

and also Granada. The visit to Granada which holds the 

Alhambra was an added bonus for the Malaysian to see for 

themselves the great Islamic architecture within a World 

Heritage Site. 

3 technical programmes were conducted. These were the 

briefing by Barcelona Activa on 22@; the briefing by the 

Deputy Mayor of Bilbao on the city transformation and the 

Smart Cities Conference & Exhibition. A brief summary 

of the lessons learnt as well as the key takeaways are 

described below : 

22@ project by Barcelona Activa – Barcelona Activa was a 

setup by the City Authority as a research and development 

corporation private entity, to develop an old part of the 

city. The 22@ area once hosted industrial and manufacturing 

plants close to the centre of Barcelona. The 200 acre site is 

now being developed into a high income generating, value 

added services industry such as media and communications, 

the Art and theatres, educational institutions,commerce 

and retails. It has attracted investment from all over is now 

an example of a successful redevelopment program of the 

city. 

The Bilbao Effect – Bilboa was a steel based industrial 

city since the 1800’s. In mid 1970’s the steel industry fell 

drastically and the city had 25% unemployment, a bad 

urban environment and a population that was politically 

and socially against the government. In early 1980, the 

city government formulated a plan to revive the city. This 

master plan was generally sustainability, which they believe 

will lead to economic and social recovery. Four main 

elements of the plan were Urban physical development, 

socio- economic components, mobility and accessibility& 

Infrastructure service (clean water & sewerage). The 

delegates were amazed at the transformation. A river boat 

cruise gave the opportunity for the delegates to personally 

observe beautiful environment that Bilboa now has. A visit 

redeveloped central brewery into a cultural, sports, leisure 

and knowledge center further convinced that with political 

will, city development and project can be very successfully 

towards achieving city with a good quality of life. 

The Smart City Congress & Exhibition – Barcelona holds 

many world events and congresses, held at plaza Europa. 

The area is a redevelopment of a once industrial warehouse 

and a factory site. The Smart City Congress & Exhibition 

is held annually with many companies showcase new 

initiatives towards Green Cities. There were also companies 

that offered consultancy services for cities to go green 

The Minister giving prizes to the winner 


STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS 

2011 - 2013 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 

Chairman Prof. Dato’ Dr. Alias Abdullah (194/88) 

Members Tn Hj Ismail Ibrahim (504/05) 

16 

Tuan Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar (305/94) 

Mr Lee Lih Shyan (267/92) 

En Md Nazri Mohd Noordin (301/94) 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 

Chairman Tn Hj Mohamad NazriJ aafar (168/86) 

Members En. Md. Nazri Mohd. Noordin (301/94) 

Assoc. Prof. Wan Mohamed Yusoff Abdullah 

(101/82) 

En. Mohd Zamri Husin (430/01) 

Pn Khairiah Talha (184/86) 

Mr Lee Lih Shyan (267/92) 

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COMMITTEE 

Chairman En Mohd Zamri Husin (430/01) 

Members Tn Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar (305/94) 

Pn Norliza bt Hashim (281/93) 

Tn Hj Mohamad Nazri Jaafar (168/86) 

Pn Khairiah bt Talha (184/86) 

Tn Hj Lokman Omar (211/88) 

En Mohamad Fauzi Ahmad (418/99) 

En Zaini Nordin (144/85) 

En Suhaimi Sulaiman (182/86) 

En Saiful Azman Abd Rashid (474/03) 

Chairman En. Mohammad Fahmi Bin Alias (MIP 500/05) 

Members 

YOUNG PLANNERS COMMITTEE 

Pn Mazrina Dato’ Abd Khalid (559/09) 

Cik Khairul Nisa Haron 

En Wan Zuraimy Che Zaid 

Cik Amalina Haslyssa Hashim 

Cik Maizatul Munirah Abd Rahman 

En Fathuddin Kamaruddin 

En Mohd Rijal Safuan Abdul Jamal 

En Young Elias Young Daud 

En Azren A. Karim 

Mr Patrick Kok Ming Wai 

En Rashid 

TRAINNING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 

Chairman Pn Khairiah Talha (184/86) 

Assoc Prof Dr Jamalunlaili Abdullah (562/09) 

Pn Norliza Hashim (MIP 211/88) 

Members En Ishak Ariffin (239/90) 

Mr Tan TheanS iew (178/86) 

Assoc Prof Saniah Ahmad Zaki (397/97) 

Dato‘ Neoh Soo Keat (494/05) 

Chairman En Ishak Ariffin ( 239/90) 

Assoc Prof Dr Jamalunlaili Abdullah (MIP 562/09) 

En Amir Hamlan Abdullah (558/09) 

Members En. Rahim Ariffin (MIP 594/11) 

En Syed Danial Haris Syed Husin (510/05) 

En. Tengku Ahmad Nerang Tengku Amir Shifuddin 

En. Mohd Rijal Saffuan Abdul Jamal 

Pn Juwariyah Ho Abdullah 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syafiee bin Shuid 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 

Chairman Pn Norliza Binti Hashim (281/93) 

Members Tuan Hj Ismail Bin Ibrahim (MIP 504/05) 

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Alias Abdullah (194/88) 

Pn Khairiah bt Talha (184/86) 

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE 

Chairman Pn. Mazrina Bt Dato’ Abd Khalid (MIP 559/09) 

Pn Noraida Bt Saludin (MIP 468/02) 

Pn Khairiah Bt Talha (MIP 184/86) 

Members Pn Norliza Hashim (MIP 211/88) 

Cik Ana Kashfi Bt Muhamad 

Cik Maizatul Munirah Binti Abd Rahman 

EDUCATION & CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 

Chairman Assoc Prof Dr Jamalunlaili Abdullah (562/09) 

Pn Khairiah Bt Talha (MIP 184/86) 

Pn Norliza Hashim (MIP 211/88) 

Members Prof Dato‘ Dr Mansor Ibrahim (273/93) 

En Mohammad Fahmi Alias (500/05) 

Assoc Pro Dr Fatimah Yusof 

(Head, Centre of Study Town & Regional Planning, UiTM) 

Asst Prof Dr Marianna Mohammed (581/11) 

(Head, Town Planning Dept, KAED, IIUM) 

Assoc Prof Jamel Ariffin 

(Programme Chairman, Town Planning Dept, USM) 

Assoc Prof Dr Norsiah Abd Aziz 

(Head, Town Planning Dept, UTM Skudai) 

Assoc Prof Dr Ibrahim Mohd @ Ahmad (225/90) 

(Head, Dept of Urban Planning, UM) 

PROMOTION, PUBLIC RELATION AND PROGRAMME COMM 

Chairman En Zahiruddin bin Zainal (495/05) 

En Ishak bin Ariffin (239/90) 

En Hasnul Nazmi bin Mohammad (466/02) 

Members En Syed Danial Haris bin Syed Husin (510/05) 

En Zainurin bin Ramli (545/08) 

En Azman bin Ismail ( 571/10) 

PnZuriyati bt Kamarudin (574/10) 

En Shahnizam bin Md Sharif 

Pn Norhayati bt Jalil 

En Muhammad Yusof Yahya 


STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2011 - 2013 (Contd) 

COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATION & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 

Chairman Pn. Noraida Bt Saludin (MIP 468/02) 

Tn. Hj. Lokman Bin Omar (MIP 211/88) 

Pn. Khairiah Bt Talha (MIP 184/86) 

Members Pn. Norliza Bt Hashim (MIP 211/88) 

Pn. Mazrina Bt Abd Khalid (MIP 559/09) 

Pn. Juwairiyah Ho Bt Abdullah (MIP 453/02) 

En. Yusri Effendi Bin Md Yunus 

En. Patrick Kok Ming Wai 

En. Noremi Mohamad Darwi (MPSJ) 

Pn. Annie Syazrin Ismail (MBSA) 

Pn. Aniza Osman (MP Klang) 

URBAN & LOCAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE 

Chairman Tuan Haji Lokman Bin Omar (MIP 211/88) 

En. Mohd.Zamri bin Hussin (MIP 430) 

En. Rusman Bin Sulaiman (MIP 387/97) 

Members Tuan Haji Mohd Sidek Bin Abd Latif (MIP 156/85) 

Pn Suhaila Binti Wahab (MIP 541/08) 

Pn Syafinaliza Binti Ghazali 

En. Nazri Bin A Ghani 

En. Irwan Shah Bin Sahar 

En. Shafie bin Zulkifli 

En. Ahmad Hashim Bin Bakar 

MIP NEW ADMISSION 

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP 

609/12 Dato’ Hj Omairi bin Hashim 

610/12 Tn Hj Mahadi bin Che Ngah 

611/12 Dr Faizah bt Ahmad 

612/12 En Shahnizam bin Md Sharif 

613/12 Mr Yeong Siew Yan 

614/12 Pn Mahani bt Mohd Yasin 

615/13 Tn Hj Arpaaii bin Hj Sanat 

616/13 Pn Norpisah bt Md Noor 

617/13 Ms Chew Lee Ting 

618/13 En Muhammad bin Abdullah 

GRADUATE MEMBERSHIP 

72 new Graduate Members were 

admitted during 2012- 2013 session 

1. Zain Azly Ab Rahman 

2. Nur Fariza Zainuddin 

3. Asjizawati Kamaruddin 

4. Sarina Saad 

5. Nor Salina Hashim 

6. Rozi Hassan 

7. Helen Kaha 

8. Zahrudin Tahir 

9. Izwa Omri Shahrudin 

10. Nur Hafiza Fauzi 

11. Mohd Fauzi Durham 

12. Wong Soo Ying 

13. Kairulzaim Zuhairi 

14. Sri Ratna Dewi Junaidi Sapawi 

15. Rozita hamit 

16. Nur Faizah Ab Wahid 

17. Ishak Hj Bol 

18. Zaidar Din 

19. Nik Hazwani Nik Hashim 

20. Rohana Ramli 

21. Wong Bao Lin 

22. Zulkifli Sabree 

23. Noranizam Supa’at 

24. Siti Kartina Juhari 

25. Zainuddin Nali 

26. Zainuddin Sidek 

27. Fauziah Abd Jalil 

28. Mohamad Ediwan Ahmad 

29. Ahmad Faizal Hj Kamarudin 

30. Junaidi Zulkarnaen Afandi 

31. Dr Nikmatul Adha Nordin 

32. Syra Lawrence Maidin 

33. Abang Ahmad Azlan Abang Ariffin 

34. Rafidah Jaafar 

35. Mohd Azuan Ngadimi 

36. Haslan Hamzah 

37. Mohd Faizul Ismail 

38. Mazillah Azleen Mat Nor 

39. Hamizah Abd Fatah 

40. Sallehuddin Samsuddin 


The PJ Livable City Conference 2012 was held on 

18th and 19th July 2012 at the Royale Bintang 

Hotel, Damansara. This second Livable Cities 

Conference with the theme ‘City of Your Choice’, 

was a collaboration between MBPJ and MIP. A total 

of approximately two hundred participants have 

attended the two day event. The main objective 

of this conference was to showcase the best and 

successful urban planning practices from cities 

that have successfully implemented then and 

engaging stakeholders in developing sustainable 

communities. The conference was also a good 

platform in sharing some example of participatory 

planning between government and community. 

MBPJ LIVABLE CITIES CONFERENCE 2012: 

CITIES OF YOUR CHOICE 

Reported by Syed Danial Haris Photo by MIP Seceteriat 

The conference was officiated by the Chief 

Minister of Selangor, Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Khalid 

Ibrahim during a dinner ceremony. Other 

delegates which were presented are Mayor of 

PJ, Dato’ Haji. Mohamad Roslan Sakiman, State 

Exco Councils, Councils Members of MPBJ, invited 

speakers, event sponsors and representatives 

from other local authorities, secretariats of the 

event and MBPJ’s staffs. 

Press Conference and Singing of MOU for MBPJ Livable Cities Conference 2012 

Five technical papers presented during the 

conference including a keynote address from 

Puan Norliza Hashim, Past President of MIP. The 

second day of event, which is master class session, 

a Sustainable Planning Web has successfully 

created through collaborative exercise that 

involved different layers/background of people. 

The master class session was conducted by Peter 

Cuming and Elizabeth Bragg from Sustainable 

Futures Australia together with MIP. 

MIP NEW ADMISSION - GRADUATE MEMBERSHIP (Contd. from Pg 17) 

41. Noraznizam Alias 

42. Muhammad Khamimi Mohd Idris 

43. Jessica Lim Chiew Hsia 

44. Muhamad Syamil Zulkafli 

45. Fitri Abdul Rahman 

46. Ameliawaty Mohd Radzi 

47. Nurul Nadia Mohd Rabani 

48. Nelza Lynna Abd Rahim 

49. Azizee Rohmee Abdullah 

50. Mohd Zaidi Amir Hamzah 

51. Suljirina Lucas 

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52. Hong Choon Wai 

53. Asmahan Mokti 

54. Noor Suzana Jamil 

55. Muhammad Hasmadi Abdullah 

56. Nek Mah Basri 

57. Harmiza Mohamed 

58. Nursilawati Abd Rahim 

59. Roslizawati Ibrahim 

60. Mohd Haniff Faiz Misnan 

61. Khairul Firdaus Zubit 

62. Patrick Lim Kuan Chi 

63. Norafifi Izuan Nordin 

64. Norfaezah Aman 

65. Tuan Zuraihan Tuan Lah 

66. Yap Chew Wen 

67. Konsil Anak Genam 

68. Wan Fauzi Wan Hussin 

69. Ong Siou Woon 

70. Thie Ting Yau 

71. Mohd Bashir Sulaiman 

72. Abdul Rahman Madri Che Ahmad 


MIP CALENDAR OF EVENTS 

JANUARY 2012 

4 DISCUSSION ON OUTCOME OF 

SCALE OF FEES WORKSHOP. 

AT MIP BOARDROOM 

7 MIP EXTRAORDINARY 

GENERAL MEETING AT MIP 

TRAINING CENTER 

8 JEMPUTAN WORKSHOP ON 

NUKLEAR ENERGY OPTION 2, 

AT RESIDENCE HOTEL, BANGI 

12-13 BENGKEL BANDAR HIJAU 

PUTRAJAYA AT DEWAN 

SRI SIANTAN, KOMPLEK 

PERBADANAN PUTRAJAYA 

14 MIP PROFESSIONAL COURSE 

AT MIP TRAINING CENTER 

16 EDUCATION COMMITTEE 

MEETING. AT MIP BOARDROOM 

17 MEETING ON 4TH 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 

ON WORLD CLASS 

SUSTAINABLE CITIES 2012. 

17 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 

MEETING, AT MIP BOARDROOM 

19 BENGKEL PENYEDIAAN 

BANTUAN PIAWAIAN DAN KOS 

BAGI PROJEK TEBATAN BANJIR 

AT AUDITORIUM NAHRIM 

19 MIP COUNCIL MEETING AT MIP 

BOARDROOM 

24-25 WORKSHOP ON QUALITY AND 

INTELECTUAL PROPERTY 

REGULATORY PROFESSIONAL. 

VENUE : RUMAH 

UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITI 

MALAYA 

24 MESYUARAT JAWATANKUASA 

PEMANDU NKEA GREATER 

KUALA LUMPUR / KV 

(STEERING COMMITTEE. 

AT BILIK MESYUARAT ICU, 

JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI 

27 MIP COURTESY VISIT TO JPBD 

SELANGOR, VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT TINGKAT 17, 

JPBD SELANGOR 

28 MAPEX 2012. VENUE : MID 

VALLEY EXHIBITION CENTRE 

(MVEC) 

28 ROADSHOW DASAR 

PERUMAHAN NEGARA AT 

GRAND DORSETT SUBANG 

JAYA 

FEBRUARY 2012 

1 MESYUARAT PERBINCANGAN 

LAPORAN KEPUTUSAN 

JAWATANKUASA SIASATAN 

DAN PENDENGANRAN AWAM 

BAGI DRAF RANCANGAN 

TEMPATAN MAJLIS BANDARAYA 

SHAH ALAM (PENGUBAHAN 

1) 2020. VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT KEKWA, TINGKAT 

5 BANGUNAN SSAAS 

8 SEMINAR PENGGUNAAN 

TENAGA NUKLEAR : ADAKAH 

MALAYSIA BERSEDIA DARI 

ASPEK 3S. AUDITORIUM 

HOTEL PAN PACIFIC KLIA 

9 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 

MEETING 

13 REHDA NEW YEAR OPEN 

HOUSE 2012,. VENUE: SIME 

DARBY CONVENTION CENTER 

13 MESYUARAT BAGI 

MEMBINCANGKAN 

PELAKSANAAN 15 PROJEK 

YANG DIBIAYAI OLEH 

PEMANDU. VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT TINGKAT 12, 

BLOK 8. MITI 

16 INVITATION FOR 4TH 

MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION 

SUMMIT 2012 AT KUALA 

LUMPUR CONVENTION 

CENTER 

17 INVITATION TO NOMINATE A 

REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE 

AS COMMITTEE MEMBER 

FOR THE ORGANISING 

COMMITTEE OF THE WOMEN 

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND 

TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 

2012. VENUE : IEM 

BOARDROOM 





17-18 JEMPUTAN MENYERTAI 

PERSIDANGAN SUSTAIANBLE 

TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTAL 

DESIGN (SUSTED11). VENUE: 

FAKULTI REKABENTUK DAN 

SENIBINA, UPM 

27 MESYUARAT PASUKAN 

PETUGAS KEJIRANAN HIJAU 

DAN TEKNOLOGI HIJAU DI 

DEWAN K R SOMA, WISMA TUN 

SAMBATHAN 

29 SEMINAR LEMBAGA RAYUAN 

& MOCK TRAIL AT KELANA 

RESORT SEREMBAN 

MARCH 2012 

2 MAPEX 2012. VENUE : MID 

VALLEY EXHIBITION CENTRE 

(MVEC) 

4 KEJOHANAN GOLF 

PERSAHABATAN PERSADA. 

AT NILAI SPRING GOLF & 

COUNTRY CLUB 

15 UNDANGAN KE MUZAKARAH 

BAHASA DAN PERSURATAN 

MELAYU SEWAN BAHASA DAN 

PUSTAKA (DBP) 2012. VENUE: 

DEWAN BANKUET, MENARA 

DBP 

15 JEMPUTAN MENGHADIRI 

TAKLIMAT DASAR PERUMAHAN 

RAKYAT JOHOR DI WILAYAH 

ISKANDAR MALAYSIA. VENUE: 

BALLROOM 2, HOTEL GRAND 

PARAGON 

16 MIP 11TH COUNCIL MEETING 

AT MIP BOARDROOM 

17 REHDA GOLF TOURNAMENT 

2012. VENUE : GLENMARIE 

GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB 


MEMBINCANGKAN 

P E M B A N G U N A N 

PERKHIDMATAN PROFESSINAL 

PEMBINAAN. VENUE: BILIK 

LEMBAGA CIDB, TINGKAT 8, 

GRAND SEASON AVENUE 

22 FORUM PERDANA LOCAL 

AGENDA 21 PUTRAJAYA 

DI DEWAN PERSIDANGAN 

SERI SIANTAN KOMPLEKS 


23 MESYUARAT ANUGEAH DAN 

PERTANDINGAN REKABENTUK 

DATUK BANDAR KUALA 

LUMPUR. AT BILIK MESYUARAT 

PUTRA, MENARA DBKL 1 

24 MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF 

PLANNERS 40TH ANNUAL 

GENERAL MEETING 

24 PERASMIAN ‘KL BONSAI & 

ORCHID SHOW’ AT TAMAN 

BOTANI PERDANA KUALA 

LUMPUR 

27 MESYUARAT MAJLIS 

ANUGERAH DATUK BANDAR 

KUALA LUMPUR/ VENUE : 

BILIK MESYUARAT UTAMA, 

MENARA DBKL 1 


MEMBINCANGKAN 

P E N G A N J U R A N 

PERTANDINGAN MODEL/ 

REKABENTUK RUMAH MAMPU 

MILIK BERDASARKAN KONSEP 

BARU DI NEGERI SELANGOR. 

VENUE : BILIK MESYUARAT 

ALAMANDA, LEMBAGA 

PERUMAHAN & HARTANAH 

SELANGOR 

28 BIM PROFESSIONAL FORUMS 

AT PENANG 

30 JEMPUTAN SEBAGAI PESERTA 

SEMINAR PEMANTAPAN 

KAWALAN PEMBANGUNAN 

KAWASAN LERENG BUKIT 

DI WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN 

KUALA LUMPUR. VENUE : 

PACIFIC BALLROMM, SERI 

PACIFIC HOTEL 

31-1 MIP PROFESSIONAL EXAM AT 

UITM SHAH ALAM 

APRIL 2012 


HARI HABITAT SEDUNIA 

2012 AT BILIK MESYUARAT 

TANJUNG , JPBD HQ 





12 BENGKEL CADANGAN 

PINDAAN AKTA PERANCANGAN 

BANDAR 1995 (AKTA538). 

AT HOTEL FLAMINGO KUALA 

LUMPUR 


PENASIHAT PENYERTAAN 

AWAM 2/2012. VENUE : 

BILIK MESYUARAT JABATAN 

KORPORAT, BDKL 

13 KERJASAMA DI ANTARA 

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI 

MARA (UITM), JABATAN 

PERANCANGAN BANDAR 

& DESA SEMENANJUNG 

(JPBD) DAN PERTUBUHAN 

PERANCANGAN MALAYSIA- 

OUB GLOBAL 

15 MAJLIS MAKAN MALAM 

PERANCANG AT DEWAN SERI 

BUDIMAN UITM SHAH ALAM 

20 MESYUARAT KEMAJUAN 

PASUKAN PETUGAS KHAS BAGI 

MELAKSANAKAN INISIATIF 

MAKMAL LIBERALISASI 

SEKTOR PERKHIDMATAN 

PERANCANGAN 1/2012. 


TANJUNG, JPBD 

23-27 GEOSPATIAL WORLD FORUM 

AT RAI CONVENTION CENTRE 

AMSTERDAM 

30-11 URBANCONSERVATION 

PLANNING IN MALAYSIA 

WORKSHOP IN PENANG 



MAY 2012 

2 SAMBUTAN HARI 

HABITAT SEDUNIA 2012 : 

MESYUARAT JAWATANKUASA 

PENGGUBALAN SITUASI DAN 

SKEMA PEMARKAHAN BAGI 

PERTANDINGAN ANALISIS. 


TANJUNG, JPBD HQ 


INDUK HARI PERANCANGAN 

BANDAR SEDUNIA 2012. 


UTAMA WISMA UOA 

DAMANSARA 

7 OFFICIAL LAUNCH 

PROFESSIONAL FORUM (ProP) 

SARAWAK 

8 BENGKEL PEMBANGUNAN 

ISLAMIC CITY, SEKSYEN 5, 

SHAH ALAM. VENUE : THE 

SAUJANA HOTEL 






PETUGAS KHAS KEMENTERIAN 

PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN 

TEMPATAN (KPKT) BAGI 

PELAKSANAAN INISIATIF 

MAKMAL PEMBANGUNAN 

HARTANAH BIIL 2/2012. 


BERLIAN KPKT, PUTRAJAYA 

16 JEMPUTAN MESYUARAT 

PASUKAN PETUGAS GREEN 

CITY OF PETALING JAYA. 

VENUE BILIK MESYUARAT 

BUNGA MAWAR, MBPJ 


SIASATAN DAN PENDENGARAN 

AWAM BAGI DRAF 

RANCANGAN TEMPATAN 

MAJLIS DAERAH KUALA 

SELANGOR (PENGUBAHAN 

1) 2015, VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT MAJLIS DAERAH 

KUALA SELANGOR 

18 EDITORS MEETING : 

PUBLICATION OF BOOK 

‘TRANSFORMING MALAYSIA 

INTO A DEVELOPD NATION 

THROUGH PHYSICAL 

PLANNING. VENUE : MIP 

BOARDROOM 

23 SEMINAR KEBANGSAAN 

SUSTAINABLE URBAN 

DESIGN FOR LIVABLE CITIES 

(SUDLIC 2012). VENUE 

: DEWAN JEMAAH, UTM 

20 

INTERNATIONAL 

JALAN SEMARAK 

CUMPUS 

25 JPBD – TOWN PLANNING 

PUBLIC LECTURE 2012 – 

MANAGING DISPUTES IN 

TOWN PLANNING. VENUE : 

BILIK MESYUARAT TANJUNG, 

JPBD HQ 


BOARDROOM 

26 PAM COLF 2012, VENUE : 

KELAB GOLF SULTAN ABDUL 

AZIZ SHAH 


HABITAT SEDUNIA 2012 : 


PENGGUBALAN SITUASI DAN 

SKEMA PEMARKAHAN BAGI 

PERTANDINGAN ANALISIS. 

BIL 2/2012 VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT MELATI, JPBD HQ 

29 MJLIS KONSULTASI 

BELANJAWAN 2013. VENUE 

: DEWAN UTAMA, ARAS G, 

BLOK TENGAH, KEMENTERIAN 

KEWANGAN 

29-30 INVITATION TO JOIN 


ON GREEN IN THE BUILT 

ENVIRONMENT, ENUE : KAED, 

UIAM 

29-31 SESI MAKMAL BAGI TUJUAN 

PENYEDIAAN DOKUMEN 

URBANREVITALIZATION 

PROGRAMME (URP) DI 

PUTRAJAYA INTERNATIONAL 

CONVENTION CENTRE 

30 UNDANGAN SIDANG MEJA 

BULAT KAJIAN SEMULA 

PENDIDIKAN. VENUE : BILIK 

SRI DITA, ARAS 8, KOMPLEKS 

E, PUTRAJAYA 

31 KUNJUNGAN HORMAT 

BERSAMA AHLI MAJLIS 

PERTUBUHAN PERANCANG 

MALAYSIA (SESI 2011-2013) 


BERLIAN, KPKT 

JUNE 2012 

1 PENGANJURAN BERSAMA 

PAMERAN 

SEJARAH 

PERBANDARAN DAN 

PERANCANGAN BANDAR. 


TANJUNG JPBD HQ 

4 TEMUJANJI MENYAMPAIKAN 

WATIKAH ANUGERAH PATRON 

KPD TUN MAHATHIR, AT 

YAYASAN KEPIMPINAN 

PERDANA 

5 ACEM : SEMINAR ON LATEST 

FIRE SAFETY PRACTICES AT 

GRAND DORSETT SUBANG 

JAYA 

8 PERBINCANGAN MENGENAI 

ORANG YANG LAYAK UNTUK 

MENYEDIA DAN MENGEMUKA 

PELAN SERTA DOKUMEN 

UNTUK KEBENARAN 

MERANCANG. VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT, BAHAGIAN 

PERANCANGAN WILAYAH, 

JPBD 

8 INVITATION TO PAM ANNUAL 

DINNER 2012. VENUE : 

SHANGRI LA HOTEL K LUMPUR 


MEMBINCANGKAN 

P E M B A N G U N A N 

PERKHIDMATAN PROFESIONAL 

PEMBINAAN BIL 2/2012. 


LEMBAGA CIDB 

14 MESYUARAT PENYELARASAN 

KALI KEDUA SEMINAR LIVABLE 

CITIES PETALING JAYA:CITY 

OF YOUR CHOICE. VENUE : 

BILIK MESYUARAT KHIDMAT 

PENGURUSAN MBPJ 

14-16 INVITATION TO ATTEND 

THE OPENING CEREMONY 

OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE, 

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY 


(WISET2012) 

15 58TH MBAM ANNIVERSARY 

DINNER CELEBRATION AT 

GRAND LAGOON BALLROOM, 

SUNWAY RESORT HOTEL 


INDUK LOCAL AGENDA 21 

PUTRAJAYA. BIL. 1/2012 

BERTEMPAT DI BILIK 

MESYUARAT TANJUNG, 

KOMPLEKS PERBADANAN 

PUTRAJAYA 





20 FORUM “ IMPROVING PUBLIC 

PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT 

PLANNING, VENUE : HOLIDAY 

VILLA, SUBANG JAYA 

20 JEMPUTAN KE MAJLIS 

PENYAMPAIANANUGERAH 

KECEMERLANG & PIALA 

PUSINGAN DATUK BANDAR 

PERPADUAN 

DALAM 

KEPELBAGAIAN’ PROJEK 

BINTANG CEMERLANG 

BANDAR RAYA SEJAHTERA 

LA21 KL. VENUE : TINGKAT 1, 

AUDITORIUM DBKL 

21 JEMPUTAN SEBAGAI 

PEMBENTANG KERTAS 

KERJA WACANA ILMU 2012 

“PEMBANGUNAN MAMPAN 

DARI PERSPEKTIF ISLAM 


PETUGAS KEJIRANAN HIJAU 

DAN TEKNOLOGI HIJAU BIL 

2/2012 

22-23 14th INTERNATIONAL 

SURVEYORS’ CONGRESS 

& 2012 CASLE REGIONSL 

CONRENCE AT ISTANA HOTEL 

KUALA LUMPUR 

23 RISM 51ST ANNUAL DINNER AT 

MAHKOTA BALLROOM, HOTEL 

ISTANA KUALA LUMPUR 


KALI KETIGA SEMINAR LIVABLE 

CITIES PETALING JAYA:CITY 

OF YOUR CHOICE. VENUE : 

BILIK MESYUARAT KHIDMAT 

PENGURUSAN MBPJ 



SEDUNIA (HPBS) 2012 – 

JEMPUTAN MESYUARAT 

JAWATANKUASA INDUK 2012. 

BIL.2/2012. 


BOARDROOM 

JULY 2012 

2 MESYUARAT PANEL PENASIHAT 

LANDSKAP KUALA LUMPUR 

BIL 1/2012. VENUE : 

RENAISSANCE KUALA LUMPUR 

2 JEMPUTAN SEBAGAI 

PEMBENTANG MAJLIS DIALOG 

BAJET 2013, VENUE : HOTEL 

GRAND DORSET, SUBANG JAYA 

3 PERTANDINGAN AKHIR DEBAT 

ALAM SEKITAR ANTARA IPT 

2012. VENE : AUDITORIUM 

KOMPLEKS PERDANASISWA, 

UNIVERSITI MALAYA 


‘SEMINAR PEMBANGUNAN 

BANDAR RENDAH KARBON 

DAN PENGURUSAN TAPAK 

BINA, CYBERJAYA’ VENUE : 

BILIK MESYUARAT MAWAR, 

MAJLIS PERBANDARAN 

SEPANG 

4 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF 

INDEPENDENCE OF ALGERIA. 

AT JW MARRIOT KUALA 



LUMPUR 

5 TASKFORCE MEETING 

LUNCHEON WITH TUN DR 

MAHATHIR 

6 MESYUARAT GARIS PANDUAN 

PERANCANGAN UBIQUITOUS 

CITY (U-CITY). VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT UTAMA BAHAGIAN 

R&d JPBD 





11 MAJLIS PERLANCARAN 

ROADSHOW NATIONAL KEY 

ECONOMIC AREA (NKEA) 

GREATER KL/KV 

11 LAB PEMBANGUNAN 

BANDAR RENDAH KARBON 

DAN PENGURUSAN TAPAK 

BINA, CYBERJAYA. VENUE : 

CYBERVIEW RESORT & SPA 


KERJA PEMBANGUNAN 

KEJIRANAN HIJAU BIL 1/2012. 


BERLIAN, KPKT 

13 PRA BENGKEL BERSAMA 

STAKEHOLDERS DI WISMA TUN 

SAMBATHAN 

14 BALAI IKHTISAS MALAYSIA 

EXTRAODINARY GENERAL 

MEETING(EGM). VENUE : 

ROYAL LAKE CLUB 

16 SEMINAR GARIS PANDUAN 

PERANCANGAN PERINGKAT 

NEGERI TERENGGANU 2012. 

VENUE : TERENGGANU 

EQUESTRIAN rESORT 

16-17 SEMINAR ‘SHOPHOUSE 

A D A P T I V E R E U S E 

AND HOMEOWNER’S 

CONSERVATION MANUAL’ 

SEMPENA SAMBUTAN 

ULANGTAHUN KE 4 MELAKA 

BANDARAYA WARISAN DUNIA 

16-17 MESYUARAT JAWATANKUASA 

SIASATAN DAN PENDENGARAN 

AWAM BAGI DRAF :- 

RANCANGAN TEMPATAN 

MAJLIS PERBANDARAN 

SUBANG JAYA. VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT KENANGAN, 

TINGKAT 2 

18 PJ LIVABLE CITY CONFERENCE: 

CITY OF CHOICE. VENUE : 

ROYALE BINTANG DAMANSARA 


BOARDROOM 

19 MESYUARAT KUMPULAN FOKUS 

BAJET 2013 – MENAMBAHBAIK 

P E R K H I D M A T A N 

PENGANKUTAN AWAM DI LUAR 

LEMBAH KLANG 

21 MESYUARAT PEGAWAI- 

PEGAWAI PERANCANG 

BANDAR DAN DESA (J41&J44 

KALI KE 3. VENUE :HOTEL 

BAYVIEW MELAKA 

23-24 BENGKEL CADANGAN 

PINDAAN AKTA PERANCANGAN 

BANDAR 1995 (AKTA 538) SIRI 

2 


PETUGAS KHAS KEMENTERIAN 


TEMPATAN (KPKT) BAGI 

PELAKSANAAN INISIATIF 

MAKMAL PEMBANGUNAN 

HARTANAH BIL 3/2012. 

VENUE: BILIK MESYUARAT 

BERLIAN 





30 PINDAAN TARIKH MESYUARAT 

PASUKAN PETUGAS KHAS 

KEMENTERIAN PERUMAHAN 

DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN 

(KPKT) BAGI PELAKSANAAN 

INISIATIF 

MAKMAL 

PEMBANGUNAN HARTANAH 

BIL. 3/2012. VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT BERLIAN KPKT 

AUGUST 2012 

1 JEMPUTAN KE TAKLIMAT 

MAKLUMAN AWAM UNTUK 

PROJEK NKEA GREATER KL/ 

KV : EPP – ICONIC PLACES 

2 PERBINCANGAN PASCA 

BENGKEL BERKENAAN 

CADANGAN PINDAAN AKTA 


1995 (AKTA 538) AT BILIK 

MESYUARAT MELATI, JPBD HQ 

3 PERBINCANGAN MENGENAI 

PERMOHONAN MALAYSIAN 

INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS 

(MIP) MENGGUNAKAN 

KAEDAH SKALA YURAN PIAWAI 

BAGI PENETAPAN YURAN 

PERKHIDMATAN PERUNDING 

PERANCANG BANDAR 

DAN WILAYAH DI DALAM 

PEROLEHAN KERAJAAN. 


UTAMA, 

BAHAGIAN 

PEROLEHAN, KEMENTERIAN 

KEWANGAN 



SEDUNIA (HPBS) 2012, 


INDUK HPBS 2012 BIL 

3/2012 AT BILIK MESYUARAT 






14 INVITATION TO ROUNDTABLE 

DISCUSSION ON “HOUSING 

AFFORDABILITY – ISSUES 

AND CHALLENGES AT WISMA 

REHDA 

15 MESYUARAT CADANGAN 

PENYEDIAAN GARIS PANDUAN 

REKABENTUK BANDAR MAJLIS 

PERBANDARAN KLANG. 


RAJA SULAIMAN, MAJLIS 

PERBANDARAN KLANG 

16 PERTANDINGAN ANALISIS 

SENARIO HABITAT SEMPENA 

HARI 

HABITAT2012- 

PANGGILAN MESYUARAT. 


NILAM, KPKT 

27 MEMOHON MAKLUMBALAS 

MENGENAI KEMAJUAN 

KERJA PASUKAN PETUGAS 

LIBERALISASI 

BAGI 

MESYUARAT KEMAJUAN 

PASUKAN PETUGAS BAGI 





BIL 2/2012. VENUE : BILIK 

MESYUARAT TANJUNG, JPBD 

HQ 


BOARDROOM 

SEPTEMBER 2012 


INDUK SUKAN NASIONAL 

(SUKNA) 

JABATAN 


DAN DESA KE XVI – 2013 

KALI PERTAMA. AT BILIK 

MESYUARAT TANJUNG JPBD 

HQ(TANGGUH) 


SIASATAN 

DAN 

PENDENGANRAN AWAM BAGI 

DRAF RANCANGAN TEMPATAN 

KUALA LANGAT (PENGUBAHAN 

1_ 2020. AT BILIK MESYUARAT 

KECIL, MAJLIS DAERAH KUALA 

LANGAT 





5 MBAM RAYA NITE 2012 AT THE 

SALOMA BISTRO 

5-6 JEMPUTAN SEBAGAI 

PENCERAMAH 

BAGI 

KURSUS PEMAKAIAN 

ALT-ALAT 

KAWALAN 

PERANCANGAN UNTUK 

PEGAWAI DAN KAKITANGAN 

DEWANBANDARAYA KUALA 

LUMPUR DI PUSAT LATIHAN 

DBKL 








6 MAJLIS SAMBUTAN HARI 

RAYA AIDILFITRI GREENTECH 

MALAYSIA. AT GREENTECH 

MALAYSIA 

7 REHDA’S NIGHT OF 

APPRECIATION AT WISMA 

REHDA 

12 MAJLIS PERHIMPUNAN 

BERSAMA YB MENTERI 


TEMPATAN SEMPENA HARI 

RAYA AIDILFITRI 2012. VENUE: 

DATARAN GEMILANG PRESINT 

4 PUTRAJAYA 









24 SAMBUTAN HARI LANDSKAP 

NEGARA 2012 DAN 

PERSIDANGAN PEGAWAI 

PERKHIDMATAN LANDSKAP- 

JEMPUTAN KE MAJLIS 

PERASMIAN SAMBUTAN HARI 

LANDSKAP NEGARA 2012. 

VENUE : BEWAN B ARAS 

CONCOUTSE PICC 

25 4TH INTERNATIONAL 

CONFERENCE ON WORLD 

CLASS SISTAINABLE CITIES 

2012 (WCSC 2012) AT JW 

MARRIOT KUALA LUMPUR 

25-26 JEMPUTAN KE MAJLIS 

PERASMIAN 

11TH 



22 

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 

AND EXHIBITION ON 

GEOINFORMATION (ISG2012 

DI HOTEL ISTANA, KUALA 

LUMPUR 

25 PANGGILAN MESYUARAT – 

PERTANDINGAN ANALISIS 


HARI HABITAT 2012 AT BILIK 

MESYUARAT NILAM, KPKT 


INDUK SUKAN NASIONAL 

(SUKNA) 

JABATAN 


DAN DESA KE XVI – 2013 

KALI PERTAMA. AT BILIK 

MESYUARAT TANJUNG JPBD 

HQ 

27 EAROPH MALAYSIA COUNCIL 

MEETING 03/2012. VENUE : 

WISMA REHDA 

26-28 INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA 

LAW CONFERENCE 2012 AT 

PLENARY HALL KLCC 

OCTOBER 2012 

1 PELANTIKAN PANEL HAKIM 

BAGI PERTANDINGAN ANALISIS 


SAMBUTAN HARI HABITAT 

SEDUNIA 2012 


MEMBINCANGKAN ISU-ISU 

BERKAITAN PERANCANGAN DI 

NEGERI SELANGOR. VENUE : 

BILIK MESYUARAT TINGKAT 

16, JPBD SELANGOR 

4 SEMINAR ON RETAINING WALLS 

AND BRIDGE ABUTMENTS, AT 

THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE OF 

MANAGEMENT KUALA LUMPUR 








6 BIM EXTRAORDINARY 

GENERAL MEETING AT BIM 

BOARDROOM 

17 CPD TALK ON RUMAH MAMPU 

MILIK POLICY, SUBMISSION 

PROCEDURE AND SERVICE 

APARTMENT DEFINED AT 

HOTEL GRAND BLUEWAVE 

17-19 2012 EAROPH WORLD 

CONGRESS. VENUE : DAEGU 

KOREA 

19-20 REHDA YOUTH GREEN TOUR 

BANGKOK 

24 JEMPUTAN MENYERTAI 

PERTANDINGAN BERBALAS 

PANTUN RAKYAT SEMPENA 

SAMBUTAN BULAN BAHASA 

KEBANGSAAN PERINGKAT 

WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN 

PUTRAJAYA DI DEWAN SERI 

MAYANG SARI, KOMPLEKS 


29-30 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 

AND EXHIBITION ON LAND 

TRANSPORT ENGINEERING, 

AT SERI PACIFIC HOTEL KUALA 

LUMPUR 








30 MESYUARAT MEMBINCANGKAN 

FORMAT PEMANTAUAN PELAN 

TINDAKAN PEMBANGUNAN 

KEJIRANAN HIJAU, AT BILIK 

MESYUARAT UTAMA BAHAGIAN 

R&D WISMA UOA DAMANSARA 

NOVEMBER 2012 








6 MESYUARAT BANDAR SELAMAT 

YAYASAN PENCEGAHAN 

JENAYAH MALAYSIA, AT WISMA 

REDHA 

7 MIP PATRON AWARD TO TUN 

DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD AT 

RENAISSANCE HOTEL KUALA 

LUMPUR 

7 World Town Planning Day 

Dinner at Renaissance Hotel 

Kuala Lumpur 

8 PENYEDIAAN GARIS PANDUAN 

REKABENTUK BANDAR, MAJLIS 

PERBANDARAN KLANG. AT 

MAJLIS PERBANDARAN KLANG 

8 CONFERENCE ON URBAN 

MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA AT 

RENAISSANCE HOTEL KUALA 

LUMPUR 

20 STATE LEVEL PLANNING 

CONFERENCE IN CONJUCTION 

WITH THE WORLD TOWN 

PLANNING DAY 2012. 

VENUE : MAGELLAN SUTERA 

HARBOUR, SABAH 

22 GARIS PANDUAN 

PERANCANGAN ‘UBIQUITOUS 

CITY’ – MESYUARAT 

TEKNIKAL BERSAMA PIHAK 

BERKEPENTINGAN BIL 2/2012 

AT BILIK MESYUARAT UTAMA 

BAHAGIAN R&D JPBD 

22 FORUM PENINGKATAN 

INTEGRITI 

SISTEM 


NEGERI MELAKA AT HANG 

TUAH WORLD HERITAGE 

HOTEL 


BOARDROOM 



SEDUNIA (HPBS) 2012- 

JEMPUTAN MESYUARAT POST 

MORTEM 2012 

26 SEMINAR “BANDAR HIJAU, 

KOMUNITI BAHAGI” AT SRI 

MANJA HOTEL KUANTAN 

PAHANG 

28-30 PENYEDIAAN GARIS 

PANDUAN REKABENTUK 

BANDAR WARISAN, MAJLIS 

PERBANDARAN KLANGAT 

GOLD COST MORIBWATER 

THEME PARK 

29 LAB DASAR RUMAH 

MAMPU MILIK WILAYAH 

PERSEKUTUAN, KEMENTERIAN 

WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN 

DECEMBER 2012 

1 BIM EXTRAORDINARY 

MEETING AT BIM BOARDROOM 

3 SEMINAR PENDEDAHAN 

PEMAKAIAN RANCANGAN- 

RANCANGAN PEMAJUAN DAN 

AMALAN PERANCANGAN DI 

NEGERI TERENGGANU, AT 

TERENGGANU EQUESTRIAN 

RESORT 

5-7 LAB SIMULASI (FASA 2) 

KONSEP BARU PENGELUARAN 

HAKMILIK STRATA DAN 

PENYEDIAAN DRAF AWAL 

PEKELILING KPTG : GARIS 

PANDUAN PELAKSANAAN 

PINDAAN (2012) AKTA HAK 

MILIK STRATA 1985, AT 

MANDARIN COURT HOTEL 

6 EAROPH MALAYSIA ANNUAL 

GENERAL MEETING 2012, AT 

WISMA REDHA 


KERJA PEMBANGUNAN 

KEJIRANAN HIJAU BIL 

2/2012, AT BILIK MESYUARAT 

BERLIAN, KPKT 

10-14 WAY FORWARD FOR 

MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION 

INDUSTRY 

11 MESYUARAT LEMBAGA 


MALAYSIA BIL 3/2012, AT 

BILIK MENSYUARAT TANJUNG 

JPBD HQ 

12 S U S T A I N A B L E 

INFRASTRUCTURE SEMINAR 

ON “MANAGING THE 

ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT 

AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 

ENGINEERING SUSTAINABLITY 

AT HOTEL GRAND SEASON 

13 MAJLIS PERASMIAN PAMERAN 

SEJARAH PERBANDARAN 

MALAYSIA AT MUZIUM NEGARA 

13 SEMINAR PEMAHAMAN 

PROGRAM BANDAR SELAMAT 

NEGERI KEDAH AT DEWAN 

BESAR MENARA MBAS 

14 SESI PERBINCANGAN BERSAMA 

EXPERT PANEL BERKAITAN 

URBAN PLANNING EDUCATION 

TOWARDS LIBERALISATION 

DIBAWAH 

INISIATIF 



PERANCANGAN BANDAR AT 

DEWAN DATO K R SOMA 

18-19 BENGKEL PENYEDIAAN 

GARISPANDUAN SENIBINA 

BERIDENTITIKAN MALAYSIA AT 

ROYALE BINTANG DAMANSARA 

18 BIM PROFESSIONAL FORUM 

AT GRAND DORSETT, SUBANG 

JAYA 

20 MESYUARAT KEMAJUAN 

PETUGAS 

BAGI 




PERANCANGAN BANDAR BIL 

3/2012 

27 SEMINAR GIS DAN PEMETAAN 

UTILITI 2012,AT EMPIRE 

HOTEL SUBANG 


(Contd. from Pg 24) 

The cities of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya gave town planners in 

this country the opportunity to design world class cities using 

standards that are innovative. This is in order to not just create a 

pleasing physical environment but also to engineer societies living 

within them to interact and socialize in order to address issues of 

modern city living. Tun was the visionary behind the development 

of these 2 cities, and Town planners cannot thank him enough for 

giving us the opportunity to showcase the importance of proper 

physical planning and development. 

Our Own Charlie’s Angels 

They may not be dressed to kill. They may not drive 

fast cars. They may not have the licence to kill. But 

give them any task. They will get it done. Whether 

it is an update of CPD points, payments, inquiry, 

appointments, meetings, seminars. They will be at 

it. You can’t avoid bumping into them. These are our 

own version of real life day-to-day MIP’s Charlie’s 

Angels. Their task is to serve the council & the 

members. 

Puan Siti Nor Azmi, Cik Norasyikin Roslan and Cik Ana 

Kashfi Muhammad are the 3 current permanent staff 

at the institute. 

We cannot thank them enough for their dedication & 

responsibility to the Institute 

The arrival of MIP Patron Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the 

luncheon at Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur 

There are a thousand and one accolades to be bestowed upon this 

great leader of our nation. However, amongst town planners, we 

recognize him as being someone who laid the foundation for a 

better physical environment for our towns and cities. His vision 

pushed us planners to re-think on a more holistic approach of 

township design. We realized that planning is more than just 

meeting up with standards and guidelines and drawing spatial 

blueprints for various economic activities. In staying true to Tun 

Dr. Mahathir’s compelling need to develop and grow the nation 

and its people, we planners followed through by ensuring that 

people are not deprived of their basic needs to live, work, play 

in the cities, town and villages. People became the centre of our 

town planning efforts. 

From Right: Puan Siti Nor Azmi, 

Cik Norasyikin Roslan and Cik Ana Kashfi 

For that we are deeply honored to have Tun Dr. Mahathir 

Mohammad, the patron of the Malaysian Institute of Planners. 

Thank you for showing us the way for a better future. 

The participants in the Renaissance Hotel Hall 

during the luncheon 

Tun Dr Mahathir authographs his book 


MIP PATRON AWARD : TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD 

Reported by: Rahim Ariffin Photos by: Naz Tajudin 

Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) has honoured Former Prime 

Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by accounting him its patron 

at a special luncheon, on 7th November 2012 in conjunction 

with MIP’s 40th anniversary. 

MIP President, Prof Dato’ Dr Alias Abdullah said the award was 

to recognize Tun Dr Mahathir’s contributions to Malaysia’s 

development. 

“He is our top planner for the country with his economic 

planning and strategies that have impacted the spatial planning, 

development and physical form of the country. His involvement 

in planning Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and the Kuala Lumpur 

International Airport (KLIA) has changed our country in many 

ways. It was Tun Dr. Mahathir’s knowledge and experience of 

more than 20 years in developing this nation that had led to the 

recognition”. 

Tun who was named the recipient of the 2012 Rafik Hariri UN- 

Habitat Memorial Award in June 2012, is recognised for his 

leadership, statesmanship and good governance, thus there is 

no doubt he is the best candidates our patron. 

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad giving his speech to all town 

planners and participants at the luncheon 

and villages. We have grown exponentially through his visionary 

leadership. 

Town and regional planners, the profession for which the Institute 

regulates, has benefitted greatly from his leadership. We have 

had to formulate development plans to catch up with his vision 

of providing first world infrastructure, such as highways, a new 

airport, the KLCC development, KL Tower, the production of 

the Malaysian made car, the Multi Media Super Corridor and 

most of all the new cities of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. All 

the initiatives mentioned have meant the opening up of new 

areas with allied facilities such as new townships for housing, 

commerce, recreational and community facilities. Town 

Planners in this country faced a giant task of balancing the 

needs of development with preservation of the environment. 

It was under Tun’s leadership that Town Planners formulated the 

Philosophy of a Holistic development approach. This philosophy 

was implemented in the design of the new Federal Administrative 

Capital of Putrajaya, a brainchild of Tun. 

Prof Dato’ Dr Alias Abdullah gives special momentos to 

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad 

MIP invited some 700 participants all of whom are professionals 

including engineers, architects, surveyors, and developers to 

attend the event which was held at Renaissance Hotel, Kuala 

Lumpur. 

Indeed, there has been no better planner than Tun who has 

shaped not just the economic landscape of the country but also 

its physical form. His vision for a developed and prosperous 

Malaysia, through his 22 years as the chief executive of the 

nation, has brought about immense changes to cities, towns 

The National Spatial Plan was then generated to transcribe the 

economic growth plans by Tun into a spatial form, such that 

development will be coordinated amongst the various states and 

the nation’s natural heritage will be preserved. 

Following this was the more detailed National Urbanization 

Strategy which was to address balanced city development with 

social and environmental needs. At the same time, Wawasan 

2020, another initiative by Tun became the platform for future 

growth strategies of the nation. Town Planners had to quickly 

institute a paradigm shift in which human settlement planning, 

design and related components would have to deliver a caring 

society, amongst others. 

(Contd. on Pg. 23) 

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