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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
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Zawawi Salleh dismissed the application of the planning permission.
Zawawi dismissed the application in chambers with costs of RM20,000.
Following the dismissal, Makribra Services filed an appeal against the decision at the
Court of Appeals. It has been pending since.
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