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Most of the restaurants in One Bangsar have either moved out or
closed down. Picture
by Mohd Yusni AriffinEight out of nine outlets in One Bangsar
have moved out after their business licences
were not renewed by City Hall
KUALA LUMPUR: The spotlight on One Bangsar, a row of upscale
chic outlets in
Jalan Ara, Bangsar Baru, has faded as eight of nine businesses
it houses, have moved out.
The only restaurant that continues to soldier on is Bangsar
Seafood Garden Restaurant
which still attracts lunch and dinner crowds daily.
A recent Streets check on One Bangsar revealed that the
businesses had either ceased
operations or relocated a couple of months ago.
Even though the businesses have moved out, security personnel
are still stationed along
the strip to safeguard the area. Although no longer occupied,
the general surroundings ofthe area remain well-kept.
The restaurants that have moved out are Sagar Restaurant, House
of Tang, Signature
Snips Hair Salon, CungDinh Vietnam Restaurant, Saigon, Divino,
Zens Korean BBQ andVincenzo Ristorante Italiano.
Once, it was touted as the most frequented dining areas as it
had restaurants offeringvarious cuisine, ranging from Chinese to
Italian to Northern Indian.
Now, most of the premises have notices informing patrons that
their businesses haveeither moved out or closed down.
An undated notice pasted on the doors of House of Tang stated
that operations had ceasedwith immediate effect.
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Saigon, on the other hand, hung a "We Have Moved" banner near
the entrance of thepremises. It stated that the restaurant had
relocated to Jalan Doraisamy, also known as the
Asian Heritage Row.
Signature Snips Hair Saloon's notice stated that it, too, had
moved out since March 31.
Our checks also showed that the signages or fixtures from some
of the restaurants were
still intact.
A peek into Chinese tea house, House of Tang, popular for its
dim sum, showed an empty
dining hall.
Remnants of discarded furniture were also left behind at the
entrance by the operator of
Sagar Restaurant.
Bangsar Baru Residents Association president Datuk George Joseph
said as the issue ofOne Bangsar is currently in court, the
association would reserve their comments.
Meanwhile, Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail said City Hall had
won the case and
Markibra Services, the developer of One Bangsar was appealing
against the decision.
"City Hall had given them six years to operate and the residents
now want the land to be
reverted back to residential," he said.
The issue of One Bangsar arose after the status of the land,
which was allowed to bechanged to commercial from residential for
five years, expired in Dec 31,2009.
Fuad announced early last year that in keeping with his promise
to Bangsar Baru
residents, their business licenses would not be renewed and that
the land would bereverted to its original title.
At that time, Fuad also gave business operators six months to
move out.
Unhappy with the decision, Markibra Services had on Feb 25, last
year, filed a judicial
review to quash the planning permission, which is a temporary
approval for the change ofland use from residential to commercial
status, and renewable yearly.
The judicial review also sought the court's order compelling
Fuad to grant a renewal of
the planning permission for 10 years or any period deemed fair
and reasonable by thecourt.
Markibra was represented by counsel Tommy Thomas while Fuad
Ismail was representedby B. Thangaraj.
On Oct 6, last year, Markibra Services lost its bid after High
Court judge Datuk Mohd
