ECRL good for east coast development, says Liow
Bentong (July 23): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is vital for the development of the east coast, said MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, in urging the government to retain the project.
‘Govt can ease business cost while maintaining tax rate’
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Putrajaya may not have any leeway to cut the corporate tax rate in the short to medium term, but economists say there are other approaches it can consider to ease the cost of doing business.
Econpile sees flow of jobs returning to normal in a year
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Econpile Holdings Bhd, as with other construction companies, has been hit by the new government’s move to review mega infrastructure projects.
S’ngor’s first motorbike-only bridge to open in Oct
PETALING JAYA (July 23): Selangor’s first motorcycle-only bridge is scheduled to open in early October, reported The Star.
Specification changes led to LRT3 cost surge
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A chunk of the increase in costs for the light rail transit Line 3 (LRT3) project — from RM9 billion to RM31.
Melaka records almost 50% increase in HFMD cases
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Melaka has seen an increase of almost 50% in the number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases since Jan 1 until last Wednesday, reported Bernama yesterday.
Singapore wants Malaysia to give written response on HSR by July 31, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Republic of Singapore has asked Putrajaya to provide a written response to clarify Malaysia’s position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by July 31, Bernama reported The Straits Times saying yesterday.
Jagdeep: Penang to review charges imposed on property developers
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Penang government is reviewing all charges currently imposed on developers to make property more affordable to consumers.
PM: Big-ticket items that 'generate wealth' should be SST-exempted
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) is of the opinion that big-ticket items that can “generate wealth” for the country should be exempted from the impending sales and services tax (SST).
KAJD has paid out more than RM3m in compensation over Melaka Gateway
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): KAJ Development Sdn Bhd (KAJD) paid out RM3.
