MACC: Probe into illegal warehouse in Miri 50% completed

KUCHING (Oct 10): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sarawak has completed about 50% of its probe into an illegal warehouse storing smuggled chicken wings that has been in operation in Miri for the past 30 years, says its director Razim Mohd Noor.

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Illegal renovation crackdown at Palma Apartments

PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): The Buildings Department of the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) will visit  Palma Apartments to identify units where illegal building extensions were constructed, said president Suliman Abd Rahman.

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Mysterious “loud bang” jolts Ipoh

IPOH (Oct 4): It can get quite quiet in parts of this sleepy Perak capital and when a loud bang and tremor was heard and felt this morning, some folk here got a tad curious/worried.

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Can a LRT system last ‘forever’? No, says Penang Forum

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 3): In a debate on the durability of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) (pictured) system, Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) project manager Szeto Wai Loong was reported saying that “such a system was likely to last forever, requiring only minimal maintenance such as software upgrades in the long run compared with trams and bus-tram hybrids”.

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JPPH proposes Housing Price and Cost Control Committee

PETALING JAYA (October 1): The Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) has come up with a suggestion to keep house prices in check — by establishing a Housing Price and Cost Control Committee, to monitor costs involved in housing developments.

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