News about MP

KUALA LUMPUR(July 23): The Kuala Lumpur High Court has dismissed an Erinford Injunction application filed by a subsidiary of JAKS Resources Bhd, JAKS Island Circle Sdn Bhd (JIC).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A soft loan from Putrajaya will allow the planned Pan Island Link (PIL) and the light rail transit (LRT) system projects in Penang to be implemented simultaneously, Bernama reported chief minister Chow Kon Yeow saying yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Econpile Holdings Bhd, as with other construction companies, has been hit by the new government’s move to review mega infrastructure projects.

PETALING JAYA (July 23): Selangor’s first motorcycle-only bridge is scheduled to open in early October, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): As the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project hangs in the balance, reports are now coming in that there have been significant retrenchments of local workers.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): State governments have been urged to support the construction of affordable homes by providing the sites to build the properties, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

  Just two weeks ago, Khalid Samad was sworn in as Federal Territories (FT) Minister, but he is already feeling the heat as a profuse number of unresolved issues await his decision and instructions.

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 (July 19): Putrajaya has conceded that the sales and services tax (SST) system is not as transparent as the goods and services tax (GST), but stressed that the former is able to reduce Malaysian consumption tax by half.

PETALING JAYA (July 19): The Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 will be gazetted by year-end, just two years shy of its namesake year, reported the Malay Mail.