KL lawmakers to be represented in City Hall
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Kuala Lumpur’s members of Parliament will take part in a consultative council to bring up issues of public concern to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
Federal Hill land deal called into question
PETALING JAYA (July 16): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad said he will look into calls to reverse the government land swap deal for a proposed property development by SP Setia Bhd.
Prasarana knows initial RM10b cost estimate for LRT3 ‘inadequate’
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, which has been blamed by the finance ministry (MoF) recently for poor management which resulted in a jump in the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project cost, said it had known the initial projected RM10 billion cost for the project was “inadequate”.
Al-Salam REIT targets almost RM1bn acquisitions in next 3 years
PETALING JAYA (July 14): Al-Salam Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) aims to add almost RM1 billion worth of commercial and industrial properties to its portfolio of properties over the next three years, reported The Edge Malaysia weekly.
All BN reps on DBKL advisory board quit
PETALING JAYA (July 13): All seven Barisan Nasional (BN) representatives on the advisory board of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) have resigned after receiving their formal letters, reported The Malaysian Insight.
Concerns over crowded trains with LRT3 cost cutting, reports portal
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): There were loads of gnashing of teeth as different parties bandied about how much can be slashed from the bill to build the light rail transit 3 (LRT 3) project.
LEAP jumps into anti-TAED fray
PETALING JAYA (July 12): Sabah non-governmental organisation (NGO) Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP) has joined the chorus of voices objecting the contentious Tanjung Aru Eco-Development (TAED) in Kota Kinabalu, reported The Star.
Bulk of BN appointed DBKL advisory board members hang on to their posts
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Representatives on the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) advisory board appointed by the ousted Barisan Nasional (BN) government are holding on to their positions for the time being.
‘Government to work with PDP to lower LRT3 cost’
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): The government has decided that Prasarana Malaysia Bhd will not be taking over the light rail transit line 3 (LRT3) project from the appointed project delivery partner (PDP), nor will it be calling it off.
Land Code amended to address Sarawak native land issue, says Uggah
KUCHING (July 11): The landmark outcome of the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018 is to enable native communal title in perpetuity to be issued over an area to be described as native territorial domain.
