I'm still junior - Karim

January 20, 2017

KUCHING: Assistant Minister for Housing Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is not expecting a promotion soon given his relatively short tenure in the state cabinet.

Met by reporters after the swearing-in ceremony yesterday, he admitted “I’m still junior” while pointing out that many of his counterparts had served longer than he has.

“I’m still junior. There are still so many assistant ministers who are (more) senior,” he said after the ceremony at the State Legislative Assembly Complex in Petra Jaya here.

Abdul Karim, who is also Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports, added that it was the prerogative of the chief minister whether he would be promoted to a full cabinet minister later.

“When it comes to this, we leave it to the Chief Minister (Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg).”

Galeri: First Meeting of the State Squatter Management and Solving Committee

January 22, 2015

Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg (front centre), Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (third right) and Datuk Francis Harden Hollis (third left) with other leaders after the committee meeting.

Galeri: Press Conference on the 13th State Housing Coordination Committee Meeting

January 8, 2015

Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg (second left) making his point at the press conference on 13th State Housing Coordination Committee Meeting while (from left) Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Dr. Abdul Rahman look on. 

Galeri: Welcome to China!

June 13, 2014

Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg (fourth right) with members of the Guangzhou Chinese Chamber and members of the Sarawak delegation. Also seen are Assistant Ministers of Housing Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (fourth left) and Datuk Francis Harden (third right).

Galeri: Working visit to China

June 11, 2014

Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg presents a souvenir to Yin Hailin in the presence of Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (left) and Datuk Francis Harden Hollis (second left).

Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg (centre) in a photo call at Xu Qiang’s office. Yu is the president of North China Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute in Tianjin.

Galeri: Sidang Media Persidangan DUN

May 15, 2014

Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg (second right) showing a photograph of the Sungai Midin People-Friendly Home Project while (from left) Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Datuk Talib Zulpilip look on.

Galeri: sidang media Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Koordinasi Perumahan Negeri (SHCC) Ke-12

March 20, 2014

NGIGA CHARA MUTAR PEMAR REGA RUMAH: Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg (tiga kanan) dalam aum pengarang berita seraya disempulang Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah(tiga kiba) enggau Datuk Francis Harden Hollis (dua kanan) sereta ke bukai.

Peranak rumah panjai tau berundingka ubah tukuh ke digaga HDC: Abd Karim

February 6, 2014

KUCHING: Sekeda rumah panjai ke enda setuju enggau tukuh ke digaga Opis Pemansang Pengawa Berumah (HDC) tau madahka tukuh ti dikedeka sida.

Menteri Muda Pengawa Berumah, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah madah, enti sema tukuh ke digaga HDC bisi penanggul sereta enda baka ti dikedeka sida, pekara nya patut dipejuraika.

“Enti bisi penanggul, pekara nya ulih diperunding. Penemu kami, asal iya enda lari ari tukuh asal rumah panjai nya empu.

“Rumah panjai patut ngembuan tukuh ke mandangka pengidup begulai…bisi ruai, tanju, tempuan, bilik, dapur. Kelebih agi baka ruai alai mayuh ngatur aktiviti. Tang enti bisi timbal madahka ruai ke ditukuh HDC nya kelalu mit, pekara baka tu patut dipejuraika,” ku Abdul Karim seraya madah, orang ke ngempu tanggungpengawa ngaga rumah panjai baru tu, Menteri Muda Pengawa Berumah enggau Pemansang Menua Pesisir, Datuk Francis Harden.

Lalu baka nya mega enggau bilik, ku iya, laban bilik rumah panjai enti nitih sigi besai laban nitihka pemayuh tubuh sesepintu.

“Enti enda salah aku pemesai bilik nya kada enda urung 700 kaki besegi, lebih kurang baka Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR), tang taja pia, agi bisi tanah ke belakang rumah panjai nya, enti sema sida iya deka ngaga besai agi.

“Enti kitai meda, maya ngemesaika rumah panjai, ke belakang kin ke digaga sida iya besai agi,” ku iya.

Galeri: ‘Joint-Strategic Transformation Retreat’ workshop

January 27, 2014

PENGGI NUAN: Abang Johari (tiga kiba) nyuaka setipikit ngagai seiku penyereta aum “Joint-Strategic Transformation Retreat” seraya dikemata raban menteri muda enggau pemesai bukai. -Utusan Borneo

Abang Johari (fourth left) receiving a framed photo collage from Dr Abdul Rahman (left) while Abdul Karim (fifth left), Harden (third left) and others look on. -Borneo Post

Galeri: Majlis Penyerahan Kunci Rumah Bintulu

June 13, 2013

Datuk Amar Abang Johari (third right) handing over a mock house key to one of the tenants of PPR Bandaria

Park Flats, as (from left) Abdul Karim, Datuk Talib Zulpilip, Datuk Francis Harden and Datuk Naroden Majais

look on.

Galeri: Majlis Penyerahan Kunci kepada Persatuan Guru Bumiputera Sarawak

March 20, 2013

UNGKUP PENGAJAR ... Chairman SPNB Datuk Wira Ir. Haji Idris Haron (enam kiba) nyuaka replika kunchi
ngagai pengari Serakup Pengajar-Pengajar Bumiputera Sarawak.

Current housing ordinance to be updated

March 19, 2013

A committee headed by Assistant Housing Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah will work together with the Land and Survey Department, the state Attorney General Chamber and his ministry to study and propose for the restructuring of the housing ordinance.

KUCHING: The government will be looking at amending the current housing ordinance in its efforts to update current regulations to suit current needs.

Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said the current changing lifestyle of the people requires several amendments to be made.

Amendments will also aim at ridding loopholes, he added.

“A fine example on the issue is in regards to gated community. There is no specific rule and detail that can be looked at as basis for reference.

“For example, whether the roads within the housing are private or public ones,” said Abang Johari.

He added that his ministry has studied several examples of gated community especially the ones in Brisbane, Australia. He believed these will be a good basis for new regulations on gated community.

“Another rising issue is over commercial building with high-rise apartments. We know of three such examples at the moment, and they affect licensing.

Sebengkah komiti ditumbuh ngambika nyerenih ordinan pengawa berumah

by Chris Bishop.

Posted on March 19, 2013, Tuesday

KUCHING: Ordinan Pen­gawa Berumah Sarawak deka diserenih ngambika tau dikemanah sereta seti­pak enggau pengidup sereta trend kemayaharitu.

Perintah nengeri numbuh­ka sebuah komiti teknikal ti betuaika Menteri Muda Pen­gawa Berumah Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah bejalaika pansik senentang undang-undang pengawa berumah renggat nengeri.

Entara pekara ti deka dipe­jurai komiti tu iya nya ngung­kupka undang-undang ke mungkur penumbuh komu­niti ti diau dalam kandang ti bepagar ke nyengkaum rumah flet sereta lisin, ku Menteri Pengawa Berumah Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg.

“Mayuh pekara ti enda diperatika enggau silik dalam pemansang pengawa berumah di Sarawak. Karim deka ngulu­ka komiti teknikal lalu bejalaika pansik senentang nya.

“Aku mega deka berand­auka pekara tu enggau Opis Tanah enggau Survey, Opis Menteri Pengatur Pengeraja Asal sereta orang ke megai undang-undang (Dewan Perundangan) ngambika tau dibai ngagai kabinet lalu dipejurai.

“Enti bisi nerima pemendar ari raban ngagai Aum Kunsil Nengeri (DUN),” ku iya.

Iya mansutka jaku tu ba sebengkah aum pengarang berita pengudah bejadika Pengerami Ngemunka Projek Pengawa Berumah Vista Per­dana Fasa 2, Miri ditu malam, ensanus.

Pengurus perumahan di pangsapuri sewa

Posted on November 28, 2012, Wednesday

KUCHING: Kementerian Perumahan akan menempatkan pengurus perumahan secara sepenuh masa di setiap kawasan pangsapuri disewa di bawah Program Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) di negeri ini untuk menguruskan pangsapuri-pangsapuri tersebut.

Menterinya Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg berkata ia merupakan kaedah baharu yang diperkenalkan untuk menambah baik pendekatan sedia ada dalam pengurusan dan penyelenggaraan pangsapuri awam Perbadanan Pembangunan Perumahan Sarawak (PPPS) itu.

Jelas beliau, struktur baharu tersebut akan mengambil kira keperluan tenaga kerja teknikal dan pentadbiran serta penyelia blok yang mencukupi bagi memastikan proses pengurusan yang berkesan.

“Melalui kaedah pengurusan baharu ini, kita akan dapat memastikan kualiti penyelenggaraan dan tahap pengurusan pangsapuri awam dapat dipertingkatkan dengan lebih baik lagi,” katanya dalam sidang media selepas menyampaikan ucapan penggulungan kementeriannya pada Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) di sini, semalam.

Menurut Abang Johari, pengurus perumahan juga akan terdiri daripada individu yang berpengalaman dan mempunyai pengetahuan tentang pengurusan fasiliti iaitu kakitangan PPPS.

Tambah beliau, pelaksanaan kaedah tersebut juga tidak akan mempengaruhi kenaikan kadar sewa bulanan di mana ia akan kekal RM150 sebulan mengikut kadar sewa bulanan yang ditetapkan bagi Sarawak.

Sementara, bagi pembinaan projek pangsapuri baharu di bawah PPR pula, Abang Johari berkata kerajaan turut memperkenalkan konsep yang inovatif di mana pembinaannya akan melibatkan penyediaan kemudahan awam secara bersepadu seperti surau, tempat riadah, gelanggang permainan dan dewan serba guna.

Galeri: Press Conference on Problematic Developers in Sarawak

November 28, 2012

HOW ARE YOU?: Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg greeting Kota Sentosa assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen (right) in the media room before conducting a press conference yesterday. Also seen are his assistant ministers Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (left) and Datuk Francis Harden Hollis.

Developers encouraged to adopt Green Building Index

April 1, 2012

ENJOYING THE SHOW: Karim (third right) watching a stage performance by young violinist Nisa Addina during Sheda annual dinner. Also seen (from right) are Housing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, dinner organising chairman Dr Christopher Ngui and Zaidi.

KUCHING: The government encourages more developers to respond positively to the call in adopting Green Building Index (GBI), which focuses on energy efficiency, indoor environment quality, sustainable site planning and management, material and resources efficiency and design innovation.

“The GBI elements in residential planning involve long term energy savings.

“While certain green methods or technology can be a bit more costly to adopt, in the long term it can be worth it for developers in terms of energy savings, sustainable development and better corporate image.

“It is advisable for big projects to consider this,” said Assistant Housing Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

He pointed out that there is a need for a paradigm shift in housing planning in terms of living environment and design, as buyers nowadays are wiser and more selective in their buying decision.

“It is important to maintain reputation as developers who can provide quality design, attractive pricing, excellent workmanship and good amenities.

“Telecommunications is another must-have technology in a housing area nowadays.