News about plan

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): A total of 200,000 affordable houses are targeted to be built in the remaining 11th Malaysia Plan period, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Planners, architects and engineers have to sell their good ideas to others and make them accept that planning is the only way forward for waste management, Malaysian Institute of Planners president Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar (pictured) told The Star recently.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 3): In a debate on the durability of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) (pictured) system, Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) project manager Szeto Wai Loong was reported saying that “such a system was likely to last forever, requiring only minimal maintenance such as software upgrades in the long run compared with trams and bus-tram hybrids”.

GEORGE TOWN (October 1): At the public dialogue to discuss the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) yesterday, Penang Forum suggested the state consider an Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system.

The outlook remains uncertain in the local construction sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): United Plantations Bhd is acquiring seven pieces of agricultural land totalling 8,999.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 18): The Penang government put a draft of the Penang Structure Plan 2030 (PSP 2030) on public display for two months starting today, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Two motorcycle assembly plants belonging to DNC Asiatic Holdings Sdn Bhd have been put up for sale, according to a report by The Edge business publication.

More than three months in, what has the government done right so far? What has it missed? More importantly, how should it move forward?  Focusing on the housing and property sector, EdgeProp.

Excited at the news of Curry Laksa in Kuala Lumpur garnering the number 2 spot on the list of 500 on Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Eatlist, we decided to find out what the other Malaysian foods on the list were.