KL City Plan gazette awaits new minister
PETALING JAYA (June 5): The KL City Plan 2020 can be gazetted within six to eight months pending the approval of the yet-to-be appointed Federal Territories minister.
Melaka Gateway project to be reviewed
PETALING JAYA (June 5): The Melaka state government will review the RM40 billion Melaka Gateway development before deciding whether it should continue.
Berjaya Land exits long-delayed Vietnam financial centre project
KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): After nearly a decade of delays in project execution, Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) decided to call it a day.
RM1b DBKL projects chopped
PETALING JAYA (June 4): As many as 10 Kuala Lumpur City Hall projects worth more than RM1 billion have been scrapped.
No more cronyism, organisations say to Ting, corporate sector
PETALING JAYA (June 4): As many as 20 civil society organisations (CSOs) have urged Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing (pictured) and the corporate sector in general to uphold transparency, accountability and integrity in all development projects, regardless whether the projects are publicly, privately or jointly owned and financed.
Affordable housing with 1Malaysia tag to be rebranded
PUTRAJAYA (June 4): About 11 affordable housing agencies bearing the 1Malaysia tag will be rebranded, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured).
Daim: Media has critical role in monitoring government land deals
PETALING JAYA (June 4): Chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured) said the local media plays an important role in ensuring land deals made by the government are carried out in a fair and transparent way, reported The Star.
TTDI folk claim developer did not implement communication strategy as part of DO
PETALING JAYA (June 3): Save Taman Rimba Kiara Working Group (STRKWG) and Taman Tun Dr Ismail resident’ Association (TTDI RA) have reiterated that Memang Perkasa Sdn Bhd should not proceed with the construction of a contentious high-rise high-density residential development in the neighbourhood as the developer allegedly did not comply with the requirements of the development order.
Even sans HSR, Bandar Malaysia retains its allure
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The 486-acre Bandar Malaysia development in Sungai Besi, which was to house the terminus of the recently-stopped Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) line, is still attractive thanks to its strategic location and two future mass rapid transit (MRT) stations coming up there, reported The Edge weekly.
