Some Penang residents against mega highway
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): It is a long-term plan to ease the jams on Penang's highways but some residents in Penang are not too happy about the planned PIL 1 (Pan Island Link 1).
‘Affordable homes will be one of our priorities’, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): The country’s new housing rules and policies will focus on providing affordable homes to the people.
Government to present white paper on Felda’s critical cash flow problem
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said yesterday the government had decided to present a “white paper” in the next session of Dewan Rakyat to expose the real situation of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), which is currently facing a critical cash flow problem.
No separate O&M deal for SSP3 water treatment plant, minister clarifies
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Dr Xavier Jayakumar (pictured) clarified that the RM2.
Gamuda to lose O&M contract with SPLASH, says Xavier
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Gamuda Bhd's 80%-owned unit Gamuda Water Sdn Bhd would not continue to be the operation and maintenance (O&M) contractor for the SSP3 Water Treatment Plant, according to Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Dr Xavier Jayakumar.
Penang govt: Third link feasibility report to inform decision
GEORGE TOWN (August 8): The Penang state government will make their decision on the third link based on the feasibility report for the undersea tunnel project by Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, due in October.
Food outlets with less than RM1m revenue exempt from service tax, Guan Eng says
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Food outlets such as those selling roti canai, nasi lemak (pictured) and nasi goreng, and earning less than RM1 million annual revenue would be exempted from tax under the proposed Service Tax Bill 2018, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Fed govt asked to study financial impact of scrapping toll on Penang Bridge
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) yesterday called on Putrajaya to study the financial impact of getting rid of toll on the Penang Bridge.
Terminating MRCB-George Kent as LRT3 PDP would have cost govt RM4.2b, says Lim
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): The government would have to pay a RM4.
Singapore refutes Azmin's claims of meeting
SINGAPORE (August 7): Malaysian Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s claim that he met with ‘senior officials from Singapore’ over the weekend to discuss the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project was refuted by The Ministry of Transport (MOT) in Singapore, reported Today.
