News about Kerinchi

  KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 19): Increasingly gentrified over the past seven years, property developers dubbed the area Bangsar South, using the prestige of the nearby Bangsar address to infuse the area with an air of affluence.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 10): Traffic congestion, rapid development and the displacement of poorer residents are some of the pressing issues that should be dealt with first before renaming Bangsar South as Kampung Kerinchi again, said a filmmaker.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 27): A long glass pedestrian bridge that links the Kerinchi LRT at Plaza Pantai to Bangsar South will be examined by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur's (DBKL) engineer and contractor following complaints by pedestrians and denizens of the area.

PETALING JAYA (July 26): An increase in signage displaying 'Kerinchi' will be undertaken to prioritise the name said Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.

PETALING JAYA (July 19): The Bangsar South name should not overshadow Kerinchi, which is laden with its own history, culture and identity, said Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Property experts have dismissed concerns that the change of Bangsar South’s name back to Kampung Kerinchi will drive down prices of properties in the area.

PETALING JAYA (June 9): Will property prices drop if Bangsar South (pictured) in Kuala Lumpur reverts to its original name of Kampung Kerinchi? Definitely, said real estate agent Janet Chong of Hartamas Real Estate (OUG) Sdn Bhd.

PETALING JAYA (June 8): One of Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil’s election promises was to revert Kuala Lumpur’s Bangsar South to its original name of Kampung Kerinchi.

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