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Coliseum lease plan Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim has offered an amicable solution to the controversial proposed acquisition of the 86-year-old Coliseum cinema in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. He is proposing to lease the Coliseum cinema instead of acquiring it, after taking into consideration the public outcry and concerns of cinema owner Dr Chua Seong Siew. courtesy The Star

Dr Rais Yatim said the government would lease the building from the owner, Dr Chua Seong Siew, after the public outcry of his statement. But the City Hall gave the owner an official letter to quit the building within 30 days and a payment of $500,000/-! It is ridiculous! Dont they coordinate each other at all? One says lease the building one says vacant the building within 30 days. You see how the little napoleons work behind the minister. The building owner has submitted the demand to vacant the building to his lawyers to handle. The building is worth millions and it is a business going concern. The court of law will look at differently. This is what our PM should step in and clarify. Listen to the people wishes. It is not something the rakyat wanted to say. It is a place to entertain and the owner maintains the building in superb condition. The government should look into its own buildings in the city and furnished into a museum which I think it will cost less on the tax payers' money.