Mount Kinabalu reaches for Unesco Global Geopark status by 2020
KOTA KINABALU (October 5): Sabah has begun efforts to obtain Unesco Global Geopark status for Mount Kinabalu and its surrounding districts by 2020.
Penang’s transport master plan to feature a land tunnel
PENANG (Oct 5): The state’s transport master plan (PTMP) will have a land tunnel since the Persiaran Gurney-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu bypass dubbed Package 3 will be 50% elevated and 50% underground or at grade, reported The Malaysian Insight news portal today.
Equanimity to be sold by December
KUALA LUMPUR (October 5): Equanimity, the luxury yacht is to go on sale before the end of the year, following the approval of the appointment of the central broker and international appraiser by the High Court (Admiralty).
Putrajaya: Penang can have more than one city council
PETALING JAYA (October 5): Penang government will proceed with plans for Seberang Prai municipal council (MPSP) on mainland Penang to city to be elevated to city council status.
Flash flood woes in Taman Melawis to be resolved
KLANG (October 5): Pandamaran assemblyman Tony Leong is working on a resolution to the flash floods in Taman Melawis, Klang.
WCT up 2.31% on 7-year high healthy orderbook of RM7.2b
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Shares in WCT Holdings Bhd rose as much as 2.
Selangor orders Sepang council to close mining pool
SHAH ALAM (October 5): The Selangor Government has ordered the Sepang Municipal Council to close down the disused mining pond in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong once the search and rescue (SAR) operations for the teenager who reportedly drowned there is completed.
Govt mulls options to bring down toll rates
KUALA LUMPUR (October 5): Following its deferment of toll abolition, the government is now considering giving rebates or discounts for road users, as well as extending the concessions for tolled roads, to bring down toll rates, according to Works Minister Baru Bian.
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.
No-toll decision out in two to three months, says Works Minister
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): The government will reveal its final decision on the abolition of toll charges in two to three months, said Works Minister Baru Bian today.
