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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): The hefty price tags being bandied about for the construction of the high speed rail (HSR) project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore are mere speculation, MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal (pictured) told The Edge Financial Daily.

INTEREST in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is growing even as the two governments iron out the details.

Kampung Kuchai, an old section of Ipoh where time has stood still for decades, has caught the attention of property developers.

The Save Vivekananda Ashram Brickfields (SVAB) committee has asked the Vivekananda Ashram Board of Trustees to engage with stakeholders and community leaders in Brickfields to raise funds for the ashram.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Save Vivekananda Ashram Brickfields committee will hold a candlelight vigil tomorrow to protest the ashram board of trustees' application for a judicial review to void the decision to declare the ashram a heritage site.

Penang's George Town has been named among the 16 "must-see" destinations for 2016 by the Los Angeles Times.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 21): Penang has done a "better job than what was expected" in preserving and protecting its heritage, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): Anzo Holdings Bhd has mutually agreed with vendor Datuk Lim Thiam Huat to terminate a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire a RM7.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 17): The state government yesterday said it was ready to take over the list of PR1MA (Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia) applicants in Penang, if PR1MA Corporation was willing to share the list.

Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB), which has been reporting net losses for the past three financial quarters, is making an effort to revive its two hospitality assets — Palace of the Golden Horses (POGH) and Mines Wellness Hotel — in an attempt to improve its earnings prospects amid rising competition and dwindling tourist arrival numbers.