News about council

  PETALING JAYA (April 5): Datuk Mohd Sayuthi Bakar was sworn in yesterday as the new Petaling Jaya mayor, and has said that his top priority will be to keep every part of the city clean, including housing and commercial centres.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has initiated a proceeding on Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) land deals, according to its chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee.

KUALA LANGAT (March 18): The Kuala Langat and Kuala Selangor District Councils will be upgraded to municipal councils by this year, said Selangor Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari.

GEORGE TOWN (March 7): The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) said today that the proposed RM600 million GDV township development in Balik Pulau does not exist because no planning permission application has been received from the developer.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Damansara Realty Bhd (DBhd) said Putrajaya Corp has cancelled a project to build 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing (PPA1M) units and related commercial components in Precinct 5, Putrajaya.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26): Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has clarified that the plot of land near the Bukit Cerakah Forest Reserve in Shah Alam is not part of the forest reserve.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) said the government could have set up the Economic Action Council (EAC) earlier but Pakatan Harapan was busy dealing with legacy issues left over by the previous administration.

SHAH ALAM (Feb 1): The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has issued a warning letter last week to contractors who have failed to keep to the project timelines in the Kota Kemuning road-widening project, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman’s call to retain the Sedition Act 1948 has resulted in a strong reaction.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): A central plan by the government to address the issue of affordable housing could lead to losses that may "fall on taxpayers' shoulders", warned the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS).