Seremban Municipal Council licensing and urban services department director Iskandar Ariffin said it was important for the traders to be aware of the health hazards posed by the rodents.

Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali said the concessionaire, Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas), had submitted the new design for the final alignment to the expressway following protest on the original alignment by the residents.

The developers are to come up with schemes to transform the existing 275,000 sq m of buildings into a project that could rival elements of Sydney’s Barangaroo precinct, another site undergoing an urban transformation which is expected to be completed in 2023.

UMLand has also applied for the halal park to be HALMAS-certified by Halal Industry Development Corp (HDC).

As the RM1.6 billion construction value of the project is pegged to the land that it will receive as compensation for the job, MRCB will also get the land parcels equivalent to the value of the jobs it has completed.

This follows the launch of Acacia, comprising 121 units of 2-storey terraced houses, which is already sold out.

Ridgewood is located near the Ipoh-South interchange of the North-South Expressway and 12km from Ipoh city.

Ampang Park Shopping Centre shop owners and tenants have been told to vacate the mall by the end of the month although no date has been given for the walkway construction to begin.

State Town and Country Planning and Housing exco Jagdeep Singh Deo said the sub-committee would see that the commission’s findings and recommendations were followed.

Penang Island City Council has categorised the various types of hotels under its jurisdiction and the rates differ accordingly.