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.
Seremban-Nilai-KL Sentral Komuter starts on Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Good news for Seremban folk! The Seremban-Nilai-KL Sentral Komuter Express Service will begin operations on Wednesday (July 25).
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.
Proposed SST ‘more or less similar’ to what was previously implemented, say analysts
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The proposed and impending Sales and Services Tax (SST) is more or less similar to what was previously implemented, but with some changes, tax analysts told The Edge recently.
KAJD has paid out more than RM3m in compensation over Melaka Gateway
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): KAJ Development Sdn Bhd (KAJD) paid out RM3.
IWCity: IWH hasn’t submitted new Bandar Malaysia bid, unaware of reason for sharp rise in share price
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity) announced that its parent firm, Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH), has not submitted a fresh bid for projects related to the development of Bandar Malaysia, which was earlier touted to be worth RM160 billion in gross development value.
Zuraida wants state governments to provide sites for affordable homes
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): State governments have been urged to support the construction of affordable homes by providing the sites to build the properties, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Charting new territory
Just two weeks ago, Khalid Samad was sworn in as Federal Territories (FT) Minister, but he is already feeling the heat as a profuse number of unresolved issues await his decision and instructions.
AYER and Taylor's in furniture making campaign
BUKIT PUCHONG (July 21): AYER Holdings Bhd and 80 volunteers comprising students from Taylor’s Education Group, Chin Student Organisation and House of Joy came together in a furniture building campaign for the less fortunate in Puchong, Selangor recently.
