THE Taman Rimba Kiara signage, which has been removed from the park’s entrance, must be reinstalled immediately, said Hannah Yeoh.

The Segambut MP told The Malaysian Insight that she has contacted Kuala Lumpur Mayor Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan about the matter, and he is looking into it.

“I want them to stop all these things they’re doing to Taman Rimba Kiara. Boundary fencing, signage. What’s next?”

Last month, Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) would not start work on a development project at the park until the court ruled on the issue.

“DBKL has to stick to my instructions that no (demarcation) work can start until the court has made a decision.”

Taman Tun Dr Ismail residents are appealing a lower court’s dismissal of their application for a judicial review to challenge the approval given for the development.

Annuar had also said the name change from Taman Rimba Kiara to Taman Awam Bukit Kiara was merely a suggestion by DBKL.

Save Taman Rimba Kiara working group coordinator Leon Koay said residents noticed the signage missing on Thursday morning.

“The residents are upset about this. They (the authorities) have said there will be no name change. So, what’s happening here?”

The signage was located at the junction of Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad and Jalan Abang Haji Openg.

Koay said TTDI folk want to know the reason for its removal.

“The park should be left alone. The sign should be there. As far as we’re concerned, this is still Taman Rimba Kiara.

“Was it vandalised or removed, and by whom? No one has admitted to removing it. Who is responsible for this?” he said, adding that the signage must be reinstated immediately.

DBKL in 2014 approved a plan to build nine condominium blocks, as well as affordable housing, in Taman Rimba Kiara. Barisan Nasional’s Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor was Federal Territories minister at the time.

The project, a joint venture between Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan and Memang Perkasa Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of developer Malton Bhd, has from the start been dogged by allegations of corruption.

Under the previous Pakatan Harapan government, Federal Territories minister Khalid Abdul Samad negotiated for the project to be scaled down to four blocks of service apartments and 204 units of affordable homes, but this was rejected by Save Taman Rimba Kiara.

The group called for work on affordable housing for the nearby longhouse community to proceed, but not the construction of high-rises. – August 15, 2020.