News about legal

PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): A waste contractor pleaded guilty and was fined RM13,000 in the first illegal dumping case to be prosecuted in Putrajaya on Jan 20, the Star reported today.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 12): Two waste contractors were charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Dec 9 for illegally dumping construction waste on government land in Kuala Lumpur, the Star reported today.

With the approaching deadline creeping up, the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) is urging illegal factory owners to take advantage of the incentives offered by the Selangor state to legalise their operating premises.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 12): The real property gains tax (RPGT) is still part of the Malaysian property market landscape, but Putrajaya has heeded public opinion and making enhancements by revising the base year of calculation.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 11): An illegal quarry in Teluk Bahang is still mining thousands of tonnes of granite despite a stop-work order by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), an online report by The Star said today.

KLANG: Unlicensed factories in Selangor have one year to legalise operations, starting Oct 1, failing which the land will be seized by the District Land Office.

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 5): Repeated efforts by the authorities to clean up illegal dumpsites have gone to naught when some irresponsible parties continue to dispose their waste at the sites.

PETALING JAYA (July 27): Technology comes to the rescue of Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj).

SERI KEMBANGAN (July 3): The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has sealed as many as 14 premises in Taman Serdang Jaya, Seri Kembangan, for unapproved structural extensions.

TAWAU (March 20): The Tawau municipal council is sweeping down on illegal settlements by identifying and demolishing the shelters they built.