News by BERNAMA

Land belonging to the people of Penang is being sold without profiting the people, as seen from the rampant sale of land by the DAP-led Penang state government.

The development of Lembah Beriah, Alor Pongsu, about 100km from here, will replicate the Cyberjaya model, MK Land Holdings Bhd said.

The Ipoh City Council (MBI) is not proposing to raise car parking charges in the city unlike the move implemented by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), through a subsidiary of Uniutama Management Holdings Sdn Bhd (UMHSB), is taking over several hotels in the Klang Valley and Penang.

Some 29 villages in Penang might face the risk of ‘disappearing’ forever, including its Malay heritage culture, following rampant development projects in the area, say academicians.

The High Court here yesterday allowed an application by the developer of the East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) project to be an intervenor in a lawsuit by three environmental organisations to challenge the Selangor Forestry Department’s decision to close Taman Rimba Ampang (Ampang Forest Park) to make way for the project.

Opening up luxury hotels such as The St Regis Langkawi is a strategy to boost the reputation of the island resort particularly among upmarket tourists, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday.

Prasarana Malaysia Bhd expects to start awarding tenders for the RM9 billion light rail transit Line 3 (LRT 3) project in the second half of the year (2H).

Infrastructure conglomerate, AlloyMtd Group, will embark on two projects in the Philippines with a combined contract value of close to RM400 million.

Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem today announced that the state government had abolished payment of certain land quit rents.