KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): In the latest development of the saga over the Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) issue, the Federal Territories Land and Mines Office today clarified that the school will be spared demolition when its lease expires as “the…
See: Heritage Malaysia [@BadanWarisan]. (2021, April 20). BWM concerned for CBN on land lease not being renewed [Tweet]. Twitter.
See: BFM News [@NewsBFM]. (2021, April 20). BFM News on CBN land lease [Tweet]. Twitter.
The news that Convent Bukit Nanas has not been granted an extension of its land lease by the Federal Territories Lands and Mines Department was met with horror and disgust by many of us. That was followed by the thought,…
Malaysians came together to liberate the century-old Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) school in Kuala Lumpur. An online petition to “Save SMK Convent Bukit Nanas” began with news of the government’s refusal to extend the school’s land lease – which expires on 6…
KUALA LUMPUR: Mahkamah Tinggi membenarkan SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) mencabar keputusan kerajaan untuk tidak memperbaharui pajakan tanahnya yang bakal tamat pada 6 Sept. Hakim Noorin Badaruddin membenarkan permohonan Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur, yang mengendalikan sekolah…
PETALING JAYA: The 122-year old Convent Bukit Nanas is a “national treasure” that must be gazetted as a heritage site and preserved, says the Save KL Coalition (SKL). “This is a building with heritage and historical value that is irreplaceable.…
LETTER | The news that Convent Bukit Nanas has not been granted its ” land lease extension by the Lands and Mines Department for whatever ”sinister” reason, was met with horror and disgust by many of us. That was followed by…
An urban planning expert has urged Putrajaya to intervene in the Convent Bukit Nanas issue ahead of a hearing for the school’s judicial review application to challenge the government’s decision not to extend its land lease beyond the Sept 6…
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Former Minister of International Trade and Industry Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has urged the government to convert the leasehold title of Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) to preserve the heritage institution. The former minister said the heritage institution, which…
THE government should intervene in the non-extension of the Convent Bukit Nanas lease matter and grant an extension of the lease to the school as it is a historical school for women in Kuala Lumpur, established in 1899. This school has…