Persiaran Surian traffic lights ‘a temporary solution‘
PETALING JAYA (July 26): At the junction of Persiaran Surian and Jalan PJU 5/1, the traffic lights serve as a temporary solution.
Putrajaya will honour water deal with S’pore, says Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Malaysia will honour the water agreement with Singapore, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah told The Straits Times (ST) yesterday.
Sabah Housing for Hardcore Poor gets extra RM2 million
PETALING JAYA (July 23): The Housing Programme for the Hardcore Poor (PPRT) in Sabah will be allocated an additional RM2 million.
Singapore wants Malaysia to give written response on HSR by July 31, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Republic of Singapore has asked Putrajaya to provide a written response to clarify Malaysia’s position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by July 31, Bernama reported The Straits Times saying yesterday.
PM: Big-ticket items that 'generate wealth' should be SST-exempted
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) is of the opinion that big-ticket items that can “generate wealth” for the country should be exempted from the impending sales and services tax (SST).
Abuse of the roadside stall licence
PETALING JAYA (July 20): Some roadside stall operators, armed with temporary licences, and support letters from politicians, have been found to have overstepped their bounds, reports The Star.
KL-S'pore HSR: Dr Mahathir says RM110b project will have to be deferred
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will have to be deferred because it will be difficult to reduce the price of the project.
Malaysia's Public Sector Home Financing Board, MBSB Bank to provide joint loans
PUTRAJAYA (July 19): Malaysia's Public Sector Home Financing Board, a statutory body under the public sector Home Financing Board Act 2015, is teaming up with MBSB Bank to provide a joint financial scheme to public sector employees for owning their first homes.
Suspected 1MDB-related money laundering in China projects that ‘smelt like a scam’
PETALING JAYA (July 18): A new front into the 1MDB inquiries has opened up.
Mohd Sidek steps down as KLCC Stapled Group chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Former Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan has tendered his resignation as chairman and director of KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KLCCP) and KLCC Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
