Fan Yea Jye is a man on a mission
FAN Yea Jye (pictured, below) is a man on a mission: “I’ve met agents who make big money by using unethical ways, and I’ve asked myself if agents can make money professionally without unethical practices.
No one’s watching, George Town heritage building owners do as they please
GEORGE TOWN (Dec 10): Lack of enforcement in Unesco World Heritage Site, George Town is emboldening heritage building owners to build and renovate their properties without regard for guidelines and the authorities' approval, claims non-governmental organisation George Town Heritage Action (GTHA).
New lease of life for Ipoh Riverfront Park
IPOH (Dec 9): Ipoh mayor Datuk Zamri Man has lived up to his promise to revive the long abandoned Ipoh Riverfront Park (formerly People’s Park) on the banks of Sungei Kinta, on Jalan Sultan Iskandar, and to hand it over to the community.
18 Penang buildings waiting to be gazetted as national heritage
PENANG (Dec 8): The National Heritage Department has been waiting for years for the Penang government to give its consent to gazette 18 buildings in the state as "national heritage".
Negeri Sembilan to take back undeveloped land given to ministries or agencies
SEREMBAN (Dec 4): The Negeri Sembilan government is studying the ways of recovering land given to ministries or agencies that has been effectively been left abandoned.
Fajarbaru confirms joint bid for RM7 billion Gemas-Johor Baru rail link
KUALA LUMPUR: Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd has confirmed that it has partnered a China company to jointly bid for the RM7 billion Gemas-Johor Baru rail link.
Negeri Sembilan focusing on making PD a tourism hub
SEREMBAN (Dec 3): The Negeri Sembilan government is focusing Port Dickson as the pulse of the state’s tourism, viewing the seaside town as a short weekend holiday spot, especially for people from Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
