IJM Corp’s RM1.2b development project in Penang shelved
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): A plan by IJM Corp Bhd for a RM1.
Ipoh's animation theme park to drop DreamWorks' attractions
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Perak Corp Bhd's indirect 51%-owned subsidiary Animation Theme Park Sdn Bhd (ATP) has dropped plans to include DreamWorks' attractions at its Movie Animation Park Studio (MAPS) in Ipoh, Perak, after both parties failed to reach agreement to open the DreamWorks' attractions to the public by Aug 1.
Individual native titles for Sabah, communal land titles to be abolished
KOTA KINABALU (August 8): Individual native titles will replace the soon to be abolished communal land titles in Sabah, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
Zuraida: Lembah Subang 1 PPR to be redeveloped next year
PETALING JAYA (August 8): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will redevelop the Lembah Subang 1 People's Housing Project (PPR) next year, said its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Johor MB: RTS badly needed to ease Causeway congestion
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): The Johor government wants the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) project to take off soon to ease congestion on the Causeway.
TTDI RA lauds moves made by FT Minister and MP to protect Taman Rimba Kiara
PETALING JAYA (Aug 8): The Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDI RA) has lauded the recent statements made by Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad and Member of Parliament Segambut Hannah Yeoh regarding the Taman Rimba Kiara park (pictured) in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.
Penang govt: Third link feasibility report to inform decision
GEORGE TOWN (August 8): The Penang state government will make their decision on the third link based on the feasibility report for the undersea tunnel project by Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, due in October.
The return of the haze
GEORGE TOWN (August 8): Indonesian farmers have reportedly begun their usual slash-and-burn, resulting in a rise of Air Pollution Index (API) across Malaysia.
Food outlets with less than RM1m revenue exempt from service tax, Guan Eng says
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Food outlets such as those selling roti canai, nasi lemak (pictured) and nasi goreng, and earning less than RM1 million annual revenue would be exempted from tax under the proposed Service Tax Bill 2018, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Iskandar Malaysia needs 700,000 houses
JOHOR BARU (August 8): Due to a population boom, Iskandar Malaysia requires between 600,000 and 700,000 residential units from now until 2025.
