BY INTAN AMALINA MOHD ALIBentan (in blue) showing the guests his uncompleted house that has been under renovation for over 20 years in Kampung Terang, Balik Pulau.BUS driver Bentan Din, 48, and his family have been living in a partially completed home for more than two decades.Try as he might, the...

by Shalini Ravindran, Yvonne T. Nathan, and Kathleen MichaelGetting ready: A wide variety of clothes and goods at Kenanga Wholesale City draw shoppers who are doing their last-minute shopping for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. — ONG SOON HIN/The StarIGNORING the siren’s call of bustling open-air bazaars...

BY FOONG PEK YEEChen (fourth from left) and other villagers with New Village development officer Chen Woei Jye (second from right) at the village‘s landmarkTHE little Hakka delicacy called cai ban is more than a food. There are countless heartwarming stories behind this dumpling.Chen Kin Sin, 62,...

KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, Taliworks Corporation Bhd through its subsidiary, Grand Saga Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire for the Cheras-Kajang Highway and its joint venture company, Grand Sepadu (NK) Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire for the New North Klang Straits...

Kuala Lumpur: City developer, SkyWorld Development Group (“SkyWorld”) had hosted two weekend events, of friendly chess tournaments in its aim to connect the community and cultivate healthier activities for children.More than 1,000 grade-schoolers registered and pulled out their chess boards for...

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Artist’s impression of the new east London neighbourhood of Goodluck Hope.DEVELOPER Ballymore will launch Goodluck Hope, a new riverside neighbourhood comprising 804 houses located directly on the River Thames in East London, on July 8 and 9 at Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur.Surrounded by water on...

WORK on the Lover’s Bridge land reclamation project in Tanjung Sepat, Kuala Langat is expected to be completed in August.New Village Development and Legalising of Factories Committee chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah told StarMetro that the project was initially planned to be done in January but work...

KLANG Municipal Council (MPK) will give a 50% discount in July on the compound notices for various parking offences.MPK president Datuk Yasid Bidin said the offer was also valid for parking compound notices issued in past years.For heavy vehicles, Yasid said the council had reduced the fine from...

BY BRENDA CH’NGTHE services of parking concessionaire Godell Parking Sdn Bhd will be terminated by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) following complaints of faulty parking meters and its failure to pay the council its dues.Confirming this, Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain said...