PM: HSR merely postponed, not scrapped
PETALING JAYA (June 12): In what appears to be a softening of his stance, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) is postponed, and not axed entirely.
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Battersea deals up for review, says Anwar Ibrahim
PETALING JAYA (June 12): The new Pakatan Harapan administration will investigate all the previous government’s dubious investments – including the multi-billion ringgit Battersea Power Station project, said PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Raju’s, Sri Paandi, Restoran Gasing given a-ok by MBPJ
PETALING JAYA (June 12): Three eateries here which were closed last week by the Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) health department were reopened, reported The Star.
Najib’s ex-aide denies link to raid at former home in Putrajaya
PETALING JAYA (June 12): Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s former private secretary Tan Sri Mohd Shukry Salleh has denied any connections to the raid on the two-storey bungalow in Presint 10, Putrajaya by police yesterday, reported the Malay Mail.
RM5.9b second phase of KTM track upgrade to be reviewed
PETALING JAYA (June 11): The second phase of the construction involving the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) to upgrade KTM Bhd (KTMB) tracks worth RM5.
Bangsar Raj's licence revoked
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The knife has fallen on Raj’s Banana Leaf in Bangsar.
Malaysia hoteliers want tourism tax abolished, Airbnb regulated
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.
New govt 'doesn't seem' to oppose DFTZ, says MAHB's Badlisham
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali (pictured) said the new government led by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad "doesn't seem" to be opposing the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) within the KLIA Aeropolis.
Najib’s ‘safe house’ in Putrajaya searched by police
PETALING JAYA (June 11): A two-storey bungalow in Putrajaya – which is believed to have been used by former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) as a “safe house” – is being searched by police officers from the Federal Commercial Crime Investigations Department, reported the Malay Mail.
Penang to oversee all Federal housing projects in state
PETALING JAYA (June 11): The Penang government will oversee all housing projects by the Federal government, said the state’s Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.
