The advancement in technology has lowered the barriers to entry for businesses, giving rise to startups in Malaysia.More and more young graduates are keen on taking the entrepreneurship route in lieu of the traditional 9 to 5 employment.Today, there are crowdfunding sites like pitchIN, or even...

BY SHALINI RAVINDRANArtist‘s impression of the upgraded Tun Perak pocket park showing an interactive water feature and plenty of greenery to make it an urban oasis.THROUGH a marriage of serendipity and generosity, a one-of-a-kind pocket park and urban oasis is set to bring life to downtown Kuala...

THE RM2bil Island Medical City project was an issue of contention between two assemblymen at the state assembly.When Yap Soo Huey (DAP-Pulau Tikus) compared the development of public and private hospitals in tandem, it riled up Jagdeep Singh (DAP-Datuk Keramat).“Do not make comparisons with...

State Deputy Speaker Datuk Maktar Shapee (PKR-Sungai Bakap) having a light moment with (seated from left) Lydia Ong Kok Fooi (DAP-Berapit), Speaker Datuk Law Choo Kiang (PKR-Bukit Tambun) and Lau Keng Ee (DAP-Pengkalan Kota) during lunch break at the Penang State Assembly.STATE Housing Committee...

BY JESSIE LIM(From third left) G.B. and Wai Ping together with VIPs launching 28 Dutamas in style.This two 23-storey blocks of condominium stand on a land that spans across 1.26ha featuring 250 freehold units.THE number “28” can be more than just two digits; it is a postal address, but more...

The proposed light rail transit (LRT) system for Kuching and its surrounding areas will be developed in stages and integrated with other forms of public transport.Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said the full public transport system for Greater Kuching would be an integrated system...

KUALA LUMPUR: MK Land Holdings Bhd has become the latest public-listed group to announce the receipt of a surprise tax bill from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the company said wholly owned subsidiary Saujana Triangle Sdn Bhd (STSB) – the developer of its flagship...

SENIOR citizen Mohd Isa Abdullah Aziz, 76, wants to spend his twilight years with his family in Section 14, Petaling Jaya.Mohd Isa told StarMetro that he worried almost every day about what would happen if the much talked about Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) highway project was approved in...

Gated-and-guarded roads are becoming more common these days. - filepicSEPANG Municipal Council (MPSepang) will soon come up with standard guidelines on converting existing residential areas into gated-and-guarded housing schemes.MPSepang president Datuk Puasa Mohd Taib had instructed the...

Ng (sixth from left) with his team at the launch of the ‘Rasah Sayang’ Facebook page at SJK(C) Kampung Baru Mambau in Negri Sembilan.RESIDENTS in Rasah, Negri Sembilan, can now share their views on the constituency and air their grievances through the “Rasah Sayang” page on Facebook.MCA...