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TANJUNG BUNGAH (March 8): Penang Housing, Town, Country Planning and Local Government Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo hopes a separate law on urban regeneration could be proposed to the Attorney General’s Chamber (AGC) for consideration to allow for the process to be carried out smoothly.

GEORGE TOWN (March 8): It has been reported by The Star that a woman protesting her eviction from the Taman Manggis, Penang, people’s housing project PPR flats was a MAS business class traveller.

PENANG (March 8): Penang division of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has called on the Penang government to disclose the income levels of the evicted Taman Manggis PPR residents, Malaysiakini reported today.

GEORGE TOWN (March 8):  The evicted Taman Manggis tenants still protesting at Komtar here apparently rejected offers of temporary housing, Penang state exco Datuk Abdul Halim Hussain was reported saying by the Malay Mail today.

GEORGE TOWN (March 8): “Unnamed sections” are using the eviction of ineligible tenants from Taman Manggis to brand the state government of racial discrimination, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) revealed today, reported The Malay Mail.

SEBERANG PERAI (March 8): There should be “firm enforcement” over regulations the “governing” of the people’s housing project (PPR) units, The Malay Mail reported Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) saying today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): The main contractor of Mizumi Residences has installed additional safety measures at its construction site in Taman Tasik Metropolitan, Kepong, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) is hopeful that talks on reducing the price of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project will be carried out before Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s visit to China next month.

GEORGE TOWN (March 7): The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) said today that the proposed RM600 million GDV township development in Balik Pulau does not exist because no planning permission application has been received from the developer.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): The Klang Municipal Council (MPK) has plans to place rain harvesters at terraced houses in flood-prone areas via a pilot scheme, reported The Star yesterday.