The charm of the former and the latest
Located at the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia, Johor Bahru (JB) is an established city founded on a trove of history, culture and intriguing stories.
Remand on three in RM44m corruption case extended
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 10): The remand for three persons to assist in a probe involving landscape maintenance work worth RM44 million has been extended for four days until Feb 14.
Renaissance place
It would have been too easy for APW (formerly known as Art Printing Works Sdn Bhd) to yield to the steady march of progress.
Growing the Dusun
Hidden in the jungles of Pantai, Negeri Sembilan is the Dusun (Orchard), a collection of seven homes amid a durian plantation.
Swept by tides of change
History has it that when miners from China sailed up the Klang River searching for tin in 1857, they anchored at the confluence of the Klang River and Gombak River as it was the furthest point up the Klang River that could accommodate supply boats.
Prasarana, SMRT to form JV firm to operate JB-Singapore rail link
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and Singapore's SMRT Corp Ltd will form a joint venture (JV) company to operate the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link).
Audit on KL bike lane could lead to re-routing to improve user safety, says mayor
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): The Kuala Lumpur bicycle lane, which is in the process of being audited, may see existing tracks re-routed to ensure the safety of its users, said Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.
Where lost artists gather
“We did not choose the building, the building chose us,” says Liza Ho, one-half of the duo who co-founded and manage the Zhongshan Building, a row of three 4-storey shophouses tucked away in a leafy cluster of low-rise buildings at Kampung Attap.
