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Buildings constructed without planning permission are illegal and will not be granted water or electricity supplies.

More than 1,000 shopping malls nationwide will be equipped with recycling facilities by year end following a Cabinet decision to make such facilities mandatory as part of efforts to strengthen solid waste management and accelerate the country’s transition towards a circular economy.

The Penang state government will obtain a comprehensive report and feedback from the Department of Environment (DOE) before deciding on the proposed Jelutong landfill rehabilitation and sea reclamation project at Karpal Singh Drive here.

A total of 22 federal projects in Sabah classified as ‘sick’ projects require closer monitoring and improvement.

Construction of stations for the Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is progressing steadily, with station designs currently awaiting approval from the Penang Island City Council, which is expected soon.

More than 1,500 sick and abandoned private housing projects nationwide have been successfully revived by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government’s (KPKT) special task force from 2023 to May this year.

The proposed additional area of about 28.3 hectares (70 acres) is not a new reclamation project awarded separately by the Penang government, but is instead part of the implementation mechanism for the Jelutong Waste Disposal Site (TPSJ) Safe Closure Project.

Penang Development Corporation (PDC) and Aspen (Group) Holdings Ltd have agreed that all matters relating to the Batu Kawan Industrial Park 2 (BKIP2) request for proposal (RFP) exercise are formally closed.

Penang will review possible improvement measures, including strengthening compliance with fire safety requirements for old and heritage buildings, following the fire at the Odeon building on Jalan Penang here, which claimed the life of a Myanmar construction worker last Saturday.

A city cannot thrive on physical infrastructure alone as arts, culture and human connection are equally important in creating communities with a sense of belonging and identity, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.