News by Bernama

The Melaka Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) is aiming to inspect 18,000 homestay premises in preparation for Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VM2026) to enhance fire safety compliance among accommodation providers.

The implementation of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway Phase I project is expected to be fully completed by 2029, said the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah Tun Musa Aman.

A total of 190 homes affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, last Tuesday (April 1) have been reoccupied, after inspections confirmed they were safe for residents to return.

Bids for the Penang International Airport's (PIA) main terminal building under Package 3 are expected to open in May this year, ahead of its scheduled 2027 completion.

AmBank Group has granted RM307 million in financing facilities to Chin Hin Group Bhd’s (KL:CHINHIN) subsidiaries, Aricia Sdn Bhd and Makna Setia Sdn Bhd, to support several new property and infrastructure developments in the Klang Valley and Sabah and Sarawak.

Emphasising a people-first approach, Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd (KL:LSH) non-executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Keng Cheng said his vision for the Kuala Lumpur Tower is grounded in compassion and continuity, particularly in safeguarding the livelihoods of all existing staff.

The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has completed excavation works for 38 tunnels along its rail alignment two months ahead of schedule, putting it on track to achieving 41 tunnel breakthroughs by the third quarter of this year.

Land acquisition for public purposes under Phase 1 of the Pan Island Link 2A (PIL 2A) project in Permatang Damar Laut here is being carried out in accordance with Section 3(1)(a) of the Land Acquisition Act 1960, the Penang chief minister's office said on Wednesday.

Law Tuan Hai, 62, was alleged to have cheated Chong Kah Khen, 54, into believing that he was the registered owner of the land in a purchase deal by Leong Chong Kuam, 38, Leong Chong Seng, 46, and Wong Kim Lan, 78, prompting them to make a payment totalling RM2 million into a bank account registered in his (Law’s) name.

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming will meet with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday to discuss the best formula to help victims of the fire and gas pipe explosion in Putra Heights.