AG: River of Life’s river cleaning programme a mess

KUALA LUMPUR (August 6): Audit of the river water quality control projects under the River of Life (ROL) river cleaning programme has uncovered 13 Extension Of Time (EOT) applications being approved between 45 and 356 days, said the Auditor-General’s (AG) Report 2017 Series 1.

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Plans for a new LCCT in Penang, says Guan Eng

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): The government is looking to build a low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) next to the Penang International Airport (PIA) in Bayan Lepas in one to two years, to cope with the increasing number of air passengers to the state.

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Sarawak schools to be connected to grid

SIBU (August 6): The Education Ministry has agreed to connect Sarawak schools that were previously powered by generator sets to the grid system, setting aside an allocation of RM400 million, and adding RM35.

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Protest calls for PIL 1 to be scrapped

GEORGE TOWN (August 6): In a peaceful protest held outside the state legislative assembly today, residents’ associations and Penang Forum members called for the cancellation of the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1), and review of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

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Azmin to issue statement on KL-S'pore HSR

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said his ministry will issue a statement at a later stage on details of the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR).

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Tunku Alizakri Alias is EPF’s new CEO

  KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of strategy Tunku Alizakri Alias (pictured) has been appointed the retirement fund’s new CEO, replacing outgoing Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, who has been named the new managing director of Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

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