Penang Forum slams DoE for approving highway plan with errors
GEORGE TOWN (April 18): A Penang Forum member questioned the professionalism of federal regulators, as the environmental study report for a highway project contained drawing errors.
Dr M among Time's 100 most influential people of 2019
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been listed among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019.
Shafee: Najib a victim of Jho Low’s conspiracy
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a victim of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho’s (Jho Low) conspiracy, his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claimed yesterday.
趋势：KL和JB被评为亚洲生活质素20高城市
吉隆坡和新山在Mercer Quality of Living City Ranking 2019调查中，被评选为亚洲第10位和12位生活质素最高的城市。 至于在全球排行，吉隆坡则排在第85位，而新山只是第101位。 该调查报告显示：“在亚洲，新加坡（排名第25位）是亚洲区域中，排名最高的城市，接下来是东京（第49位）、神户（第49位）、横滨（第55位）、大阪（第58位）、名古屋（第62位）、香港（第71位）和首尔（第77位）。” 在南亚，新德里排在第162位，孟买和班加罗尔则保持去年排名不点，分别在第154位和149位。 排名在第105位的金奈则被评选为印度最安全的城市，卡拉奇（排名第226位）则是该国内最不安全的城市。 另一方面，维也纳是欧洲城市中生活质素最高的城市，苏黎世则排名在第二，第三是慕尼黑。 至于在中东，迪拜继续成为该区域排名最高的城市，于全球的第78位，紧接着的是亚布扎比（第78位）。 在南美洲，蒙德维德亚排名在第78位，为该区域最高，卡拉卡斯则因为政治关系而下滑9位至第202位。 Mercer问卷根据10个范围的39个项目，调查了全球超过450个城市的当地生活质素。 Click here to read this story in English! （编译：周颖珊）
Malaysia Rail Link clarifies CCCC will not own ECRL assets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) clarified yesterday that a proposed joint operations agreement between the company and China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) does not involve ceding any form of ownership of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to its Chinese counterpart.
Hock Seng Lee bags RM299m Batang Paloh Bridge job in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) has secured via open tender a RM298.
Gadang bags RM38.5m contract to build bridge in TRX
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Gadang Holdings Bhd has bagged a contract worth RM38.
Survey: Malaysians want regulations for short-term rental industry
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): In a survey commissioned by Airbnb, half of the 880 respondents would prefer to have a national set of guidelines for short-term rentals.
Residential market stabilised, says JPPH director
PETALING JAYA (April 17): Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) director Ahmad Zailan Azizuddin says the residential market has now stabilised, and should remain flat until the end of 2019, reports The Star.
Population density limit set for Kuala Lumpur
PETALING JAYA (April 17): New housing developments in Kuala Lumpur will be limited to a population density not exceeding 1,000 people per 0.
