Can a LRT system last ‘forever’? No, says Penang Forum

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”.

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Najib, Rosmah being questioned today

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Former prime minister Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor are both being questioned today, in the investigation into alleged graft linked to state fund 1MDB.

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Do not let developers take control, deputy minister tells councils

KUALA LUMPUR (October 3): Property developers are behaving more and more like local councils, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah said, noting that this has given rise to the current form of townships that are not centralised and are dominated and led by private developers.

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Desa Putra RA upset at DBKL statement over neighbouring high-rise project

PETALING JAYA (Oct 2): The Desa Putra Resident Association’s (RA) are angry and dismayed over Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur's (DBKL) Planning Department Director Nurazizi Mokhtar’s claim that there is no need for residents to be given the documents related to the proposed 46-storey high rise project that will be built less than 10 meters away from the condominium.

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Home prices can come down if certain issues addressed, say developers

SERI KEMBANGAN (Oct 2): While the government is asking property developers to lower home prices following the Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemption on construction services and building materials, industry players said lower prices can be achieved if issues such as labour shortage and the lofty compliance and development costs are addressed.

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