Flooding in Penang causes traffic snarl
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Rains may be welcomed during this hot spell but a heavy shower in the Pearl of the Orient this morning resulted in traffic jams.
MIEA appoints Soma Sundram as CEO
PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) has appointed Soma Sundram Krisnaswamy as its CEO.
MoF appoints three-man executive team to restructure Prasarana
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has appointed a three-man executive team to undertake changes in the organisational structure and turnaround the asset owner and operator of public transport systems Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana).
Sept 10 is public holiday for all states except Kedah, Kelantan, Johor and Terengganu
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Next Monday, Sept 10, is a public holiday for all states, except Kedah, Kelantan, Johor and Terengganu, the Human Resources Ministry said today.
No racial element in Muar signage incident, says Johor govt
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): The Johor administration has denied there were racial issues revolving around the Muar shop signage removal incident.
Taib Mahmud's son to file counter claim against Bangsar ID firm
PETALING JAYA (Sept 3): Ivy Craft Sdn Bhd, a company that belongs to Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir, son of Sarawak governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, will file a counterclaim against interior design firm Tatum (KL) Sdn Bhd for a sum in excess of RM2 million.
Loke: LRT not the best solution for Penang's transport woes
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The light rail transit (LRT) may not be the best solution to ease Penang's traffic issues, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke in a Malay Mail report.
Zuraida: Looking into reduced Forest City foreign ownership
PETALING JAYA (September 6): The government is looking into the feasibility of reducing the percentage of foreign ownership in Johor's Forest City project, said Housing And Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Development land near public transport should be used for affordable housing, said Minister of Youth and Sports
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman called for development land located near public transport infrastructure to be allocated for affordable housing developments, instead of selling them to the highest bidder from the private sector.
More Highland Towers unit owners identified
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The Highland Towers Redevelopment Committee, which was initiated by the Housing and Local Government (KPKT), has discovered the ownership status of more units within the doomed Highland Towers condominium at Bukit Antarabangsa, Kuala Lumpur, said the ministry in a press statement today.
