News by Malaysian Insider

Construction of a new Jalan Sultan Iskandar entrance to the park has started and is expected to be completed by Dec 20. Currently, visitors have to go around the back of shop houses on Jalan Bijeh Timah.

Among the buildings to be gazetted are the Penang Immigration Department building, the Standard Chartered Bank, state Islamic Affairs Department on Lebuh Pantai, Wisma Kastam (state Customs Department) on Lebuh Cina, the state legislative assembly building on Lebuh Light, state mosque and Suffolk House on Jalan Air Itam, and the Penang Free School on Jalan Masjid Negeri.

A statement on KTM Bhd (KTMB) website said one of the new routes is from Tanjung Malim/Rawang to Port Klang. Currently, the train goes to Seremban. The other is from Batu Caves to Seremban/Gemas, instead of to Port Klang.

Spokesman for the farmers Steven Kong said the developer’s solution to offer housing lots in the site earmarked for development was not suitable for the farmers.

“However, sadly, the plot of land already cleared will need 30 years for new mangrove trees to grow,” Kuala Sepetang assemblyman Chua Yee Ling said in a statement today.

Those who attended yesterday’s open session on the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan were generally welcoming of the ambitious project. They were, however, also concerned about the impact it could have on the homes and the environment.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said there were about 10 plots of Putrajaya-owned land that contained failing projects.

Petaling Jaya residents want the city council to put the house to good use, including allowing them to use it as a centre for activities, saying it is wasteful for the bungalow in Jalan Tinggi, 6/12 to be left vacant.

The Negeri Sembilan government is focusing Port Dickson as the pulse of the state’s tourism, viewing the seaside town as a short weekend holiday spot, especially for people from Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

HBA honorary secretary-general Chang Kim Loong told The Malaysian Insider that the issue of prohibiting “foreigners” was unacceptable.