Sources: KL Mayor has been asked to resign
KUALA LUMPUR (August 28): Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz has reportedly been asked to resign from his post, the tenure of which is supposed to end July 18 next year.
DBKL to check damage on bridge linking Kerinchi LRT to Bangsar South
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.
DBKL advisory board nominations received by FT Minister
PETALING JAYA (Aug 27): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad has received nominations for the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) advisory board and will announce the shortlisted names by the end of this month, reported The Star.
ECRL and HSR cost too much, mean too little — Liew Chin Tong
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) and the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) projects cost too much and mean very little to Malaysia in terms of connectivity and regional strategy, according to Deputy Defense Minister Liew Chin Tong.
Knight Frank: KL luxury condo segment likely to improve
PETALING JAYA (August 23): An uptick in enquiries from potential buyers due to renewed confidence in the new government has been noted by property consultancy Knight Frank, and the luxury condominium segment in Kuala Lumpur is expected to see improvements this year In the first quarter of the year, 216 condominiums and apartment units changed hands.
Intan Baiduri, Kepong, residents want shortcut closed
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): Imagine your neighbourhood being clogged up by outsiders using it as a shortcut to their destinations.
ISKL puts former school, land up for sale
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.
DBKL land deal report handed to PM
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.
Kepong incinerator under review, KPKT mulls alternatives
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 MP Lim Lip Eng opposes incinerator project in his constituency
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.
