DBKL, Think City to upgrade nine historical laneways in KL city
KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): Nine laneways within the historic core of Kuala Lumpur have been identified as part of an upgrading programme worth RM300,000.
TA Global defers project launches to next year
KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): TA Global Bhd will hold back the launch of three of its Kuala Lumpur projects this year due to the challenging market environment.
Dr M: “Not urgent” to notify S’pore on HSR status
PETALING JAYA (June 25): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it was “not so urgent” to inform Singapore on the status of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) in an interview with the island republic’s Channel News Asia portal today.
TRX City lodges police report on RM3bn taken by 1MDB
PETALING JAYA (June 25): TRX City Sdn Bhd (TRXC) has lodged a police report on its development funds taken by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) last Friday (June 22) at the Jalan Travers police station in Kuala Lumpur.
Govt orders DBKL to suspend advisory board meetings
PETALING JAYA (June 25): The Federal Government has ordered Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) to suspend meetings with its advisory board indefinitely, reported The Star.
No need for ECRL, just revive Gemas-Tumpat line — ex-KTMB CEO
KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said there are grounds to renegotiate or scale down the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which is currently under review.
TRX City to gather facts before lodging report on missing RM3bn
PETALING JAYA (June 22): TRX City Sdn Bhd will gather the facts surrounding the alleged misappropriation of RM3.
Chambers Kuala Lumpur 60% taken up within three months
PUTRAJAYA (June 21): Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd’s maiden project in Kuala Lumpur, Chambers Kuala Lumpur, has achieved a 60% take-up rate within three months of the project’s soft launch in February this year.
Local council election by next year, not in three years, urges group
PETALING JAYA (June 20): A group comprising the Petaling Jaya Coalition (MyPJ), Penang Forum Coalition and Selamatkan Kuala Lumpur (SKL) has proposed for the election of mayors in Petaling Jaya, Penang and Kuala Lumpur to be carried out by June 2019 and the election of the cities’ councillors by December 2019.
HSR’s cheaper alternative may be penny wise, pound foolish, say experts
PETALING JAYA (June 19): A cheaper alternative to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project may turn out to be penny wise, pound foolish, as it may cost more in terms of time and effort – and possibly leave Malaysia and Singapore out of a future regional HSR loop, warned analysts.
