(Left to right) CIDB Chief Executive Datuk Ahmad Asri, JKR Director-General Datuk Roslan Md Taha, and JKR Deputy Director-General Kamaluddin Abdul Rashid during the Question and Answer session.CIDB to adopts IBS in stages By Ng Pau Lingpauline@thestar.com.myPETALING JAYA: Construction Industry...

Maimunah (right) joining residents in throwing plastic bottles into the waste separation bins at the flats in Jalan Sungai, George Town.MORE than 3,000 residents in 529 units of the People’s Housing Programme flats in Jalan Sungai, Penang, have been urged to recycle, starting with separating...

Lorries dumping damaged household items and parts of uprooted trees at the Jelutong landfill. —Photo: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The StarSOME 85 tonnes of trash comprising damaged household items and uprooted trees were collected from around Penang island following the massive floods last week.Penang Island...

BY RUBY LIMSome of the recipients showing their awards at the MCIEA 2017, which was held in Kuala Lumpur.THE Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) celebrated the creme de la creme of the construction industry at its Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards (MCIEA 2017).Now in its...

BY BRENDA CH'NGSTARTING next month, Jalan 14/19 in Section 14 Petaling Jaya will be turned into a one-way street to improve traffic flow in the busy commercial area.Currently, the narrow lane connecting Jalan 14/14 and Jalan 14/20 caters to two-way traffic. It is often congested and dangerous...

(From left) Federal Territories SWCorp management deputy director Mohd Zaki Harry Susanto, operations deputy director Mohd Zahir Shari and Ong.THE Kepong Baru Timur voting district centre (PDM) organised an awareness programme near the market along Persiaran Mergastua in Kepong Baru to educate the...

The PJS 6A Kampung Lindungan Rukun Tetangga is one of the recipients of the RM6,000 allocation under the Petaling Jaya Neighbourhood Safety Team Programme (PKKPJ).A TOTAL of 130 resident groups received RM780,000 in funding from Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) under the Petaling Jaya...

BY EDWARD RAJENDRASerjeet showing a map of the drainage system in Taman Melawis. He is standing at the point where the two monsoon drains meet at the culvert opposite Sluice Gate 38 in Jalan Tepi Sungai. During heavy rains, the water backflows into the residential area. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The...

BY FATIMAH ZAINALKUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,010 youth transit housing units will be ready here by 2020, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak."This is aimed at helping the M40 groups, where the households earn less than RM10,000," he said in his speech during a key handing over ceremony to...

Landslide watch: Yan Lee showing hillslope development areas on the island that should be inspected after heavy rains.GEORGE TOWN: A non-governmental organisation has urged the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) to inspect the safety of all development projects on hillslopes following the tropical...