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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.

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.

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.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 6): Paradigm Mall PJ will be undergoing its first asset enhancement initiative since it opened its doors in May 2012.

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).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): PRG Holdings Bhd's 75%-owned Hong Kong-listed subsidiary Furniweb Holdings Ltd had today issued a profit warning after a preliminary review of Furniweb's unaudited accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (1HFY18).

PETALING JAYA (August 6): A proposed traffic realignment involving a section of Jalan Tengku Kelana in Klang being turned into a one-way loop requires assessment of access roads of surrounding buildings and impact on traffic at intersections, says Klang Municipal Council (MPK) Selangor Palace representative Datuk Abdul Ghani Pateh Akhir.

Top China developer Country Garden Holdings Co recently hit the news for the wrong reasons.

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).

PETALING JAYA (August 6): The free Smart Selangor bus service slated to begin in January, to take passengers to the Section 19 KTM Komuter station, has not materialised to-date.