First rent-to-own houses for Penang’s poor
BALIK PULAU (June 11): The first low-cost rent-to-own (RTO) housing units for the poor have been rolled out by the Penang government.
Sime Darby Plantation confirms Melaka court granted leave to start judicial review
KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): Sime Darby Plantation Bhd confirmed today the Melaka High Court had yesterday granted the company leave to commence judicial review to declare the compulsory acquisition of its Melaka land by Taiwan-controlled company GI A Resources Sdn Bhd as wrongful and void.
Sime Darby Plantation granted leave to challenge Melaka land acquisition
MELAKA (May 23): Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) was today granted leave (permission) by the High Court here to challenge the compulsory acquisition of its 75-hectare land in Merlimau at a below market price of RM35.
MPSP: Infrastructure development plan to be hastened
BUTTERWORTH (May 21): The Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) will speed up its infrastructure development plan following its upgrade to city council status.
Ministers may soon add anti-corruption measures to their KPIs
KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Ministers may soon be required to include safeguards against corruption within their ministries as part of their key performance indicators (KPIs).
SD Plantation claims palace was used in Merlimau land deal
KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) has filed a judicial review application to stop the compulsory acquisition of its 75ha land in Merlimau, Melaka, by a Taiwan-controlled company that claimed it was acting in the interest of the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, to compel it to sell the land at a below market value price of RM35.
Forest City’s fully automated IBS Plant certified largest in the country
GELANG PATAH, JOHOR (April 26): Forest City’s Industrialised Building System (IBS) Plant has entered the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) as the largest fully automated IBS factory in Malaysia.
Council gave 18 recommendations, says Khalid
PETALING JAYA (April 20): The Penang South Reclamation (PSR) proposal has not received the green light from The National Physical Planning Council (NPPC), said Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad.
Boustead Plantations RM750 million land buy in Sabah
Falling crude oil prices aside, an RM750 million cash acquisition of 42 parcels of plantation land, a total of 11,579.
Penang Forum NGO says government should find alternatives to PIL 1
PETALING JAYA (April 11): Alternatives need to be sought for the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) as the Federal Government is not providing financial aid for the highway project, says an NGO The Star reports that Penang Forum member Dr Lim Mah Hui said the state should treat the situation as an opportunity instead of a setback.
