News about council

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will delay the launch of its property development projects, which are worth RM6 billion over a three-year period, to next year as it seeks to resolve various issues amid the softening market, said its chief executive officer Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) is looking at various ways to reduce the cost of the second line (Line 2), which currently stands at around RM32 billion, said its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd will proceed with its property projects as planned but is mindful about the current soft market sentiment in the commercial property sector, according to group chief executive officer Datuk Hashim Wahir.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): There is no need to replace Penang’s councillors for the time being.

PETALING JAYA (June 20): A group comprising the Petaling Jaya Coalition (MyPJ), Penang Forum Coalition and Selamatkan Kuala Lumpur (SKL) has proposed for the election of mayors in Petaling Jaya, Penang and Kuala Lumpur to be carried out by June 2019 and the election of the cities’ councillors by December 2019.

PETALING JAYA (June 19): A cheaper alternative to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project may turn out to be penny wise, pound foolish, as it may cost more in terms of time and effort – and possibly leave Malaysia and Singapore out of a future regional HSR loop, warned analysts.

PETALING JAYA (June 14): The Public Works Department (JKR) has given the nod and road-users around Setia Alam will enjoy smoother traffic flow by year-end.

PETALING JAYA (June 13): The Penang state government has approved the transfer of ownership of a heritage shophouse in George Town to the Penang Chinese Clans Council (PCCC), ending a row over the historical property between both parties.

PETALING JAYA (June 11): Malaysians are ready for local council elections now after experiencing a peaceful transfer of power following the 14th general elections, said the Centre for A Better Tomorrow (Cenbet) co-president Gan Ping Sieu.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) had today proposed that the government abolish its RM10 per room per night tourism tax to grow foreign tourist arrivals.