News about Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): Imagine your neighbourhood being clogged up by outsiders using it as a shortcut to their destinations.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 20): The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL), which has a long-standing history in Malaysia, has placed two of its campuses in Selangor up for sale after moving into its new campus in Ampang Hilir, Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 18): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad said the special task force report on 64 parcels of land that were dubiously transacted by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) have been given to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed to review ahead of his five-day trip to Hangzhou, China.

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 17): Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin stressed that Kepong’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, which includes an incinerator, is still under review and the ministry will continue to look for other alternatives.

KEPONG (Aug 17): Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng will be writing an official letter to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) to oppose the waste-to-energy project at Taman Beringin here.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Privatisation of the RM110 billion Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is not among the options presented to the Singapore government, said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): KLCCP Stapled Group (KLCCP), comprising KLCC Property Holdings Bhd and KLCC Real Estate Investment Trust, posted a higher net profit of RM414.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 15): A former football field at Jalan Jujur, which was used for various recreational activities by residents was sold to a developer for the construction of a condominium last year, and the government will not entertain any further negotiations on the land.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB) is confident it will continue to do well despite headwinds in the property market because PHB's real estate portfolio covers all sectors of the real estate market, group managing director cum chief executive officer Datuk Kamalul Arifin Othman said.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 15): Kuala Lumpur has the potential to qualify for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) listing, but some elements that disrupt the landscape of the city may hinder its attempt.