Some Penang residents against mega highway
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): It is a long-term plan to ease the jams on Penang's highways but some residents in Penang are not too happy about the planned PIL 1 (Pan Island Link 1).
Penang seeks federal funds for LRT
PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has written a letter of appeal to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad seeking federal funding for the RM8.
Sarawak Report editor on Najib trial: Judiciary can perform without gag order
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown disputed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's argument that a gag order is necessary to ensure his fair trial.
Compensation for TTDI project should come from landowner
PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP), and not Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), should compensate the developer of a high-rise, high-density residential development coming up on Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) as the former is the owner of the land, said Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.
Sunway REIT declares 2.15 sen DPU, warns property glut is a challenge
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Even as it endeavours to maintain a 100% payout of its distributable net income in the next fiscal year, Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust has cautioned of the “fundamentally challenging oversupply situation” brought about by tremendous new supply of retail, hotel, and commercial space in the market, exacerbated by lacklustre foreign direct investments and tourism activities.
No separate O&M deal for SSP3 water treatment plant, minister clarifies
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Dr Xavier Jayakumar (pictured) clarified that the RM2.
Drunk old man with gun causes panic at Centrepoint
PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): A drunk 61-year old man caused a stir at the Centrepoint Shopping Centre in Bandar Utama here yesterday when he brandished a semi-automatic pistol, reported news outlets.
A-G defends Sitpah's appointment to claim RM1b Equanimity on 1MDB's behalf
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas has defended the appointment of Sitpah Selvaratnam, a senior shipping and maritime lawyer in his former law firm, to handle the government's claim of Equanimity, a RM1 billion super yacht that was bought using funds allegedly siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
TTDI high-rise project can be axed – if RM110m compensation paid
PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): The developer of a contentious high-density, high-rise development at Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, is willing to cancel the project if Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) is willing to pay RM110 million in compensation, reported The Star.
Individual native titles for Sabah, communal land titles to be abolished
KOTA KINABALU (August 8): Individual native titles will replace the soon to be abolished communal land titles in Sabah, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
