The Manjung 4 ultrasupercritical plant located in Perak.Ultra-Super- Critical. Yes, it is quite a mouthful. If it sounds impressive, it’s because it is.Ultrasupercritical technology is the current gold standard for coal-fired plants in the world, and GE’s market-leading technology underpins the...

Getting to work: Yeo (centre) inspecting demolitions at the illegal settlements at Kg Sembulan in Kota Kinabalu.KOTA KINABALU: After years of putting up with squatters at several illegal settlements in Kg Sembulan near here, City Hall has finally decided to act.The squatters have been issued...

BY EDWARD RAJENDRAASSESSMENT tax discounts given to owners of properties without tenants, disabled homeowners and those owning low-cost properties in Selangor has seen a positive impact on the people.Selangor Local Government, New Village Development and Legalising of Factories committee chairman...

Mah Sing Group senior chief operating officer James A. Bruyns speaking during a media briefing about its latest and largest township Meridin East township in Kong Kong, Pasir Gudang in Johor.JOHOR BARU: Pasir Gudang will soon see a facelift as developer Mah Sing Group brings its largest township...

BY PRIYA MENONNEGOTIATIONS between the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) and the Kuala Langat District Council (MDKL) on payment for the flyover in Kota Kemuning has resulted in the project’s delay.MBSA is asking MDKL to pay for 70% of the flyover’s construction cost from the development charge...

BY OH ING YEENNg says smelly sewage would flow out of the toilet in his shop when the sewage pipes outside the premises overflow.HAVING an overflowing toilet is unbearable even for just one day; so imagine having to endure it for a month.Furniture supplier Hey Ng has been putting up with this...

BY DIYANA AZIZTHE frequency of domestic waste collection will be increased to seven days a week at low-cost flats and public housing schemes in Petaling Jaya.These areas will also be provided with free bulk waste collection services by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).In the past, waste was...

BY PRIYA MENONWASTE management contractors in Shah Alam are perplexed by a new charge imposed on them to be in the Shah Alam City Council’s (MBSA) industrial waste panel members list.A sudden meeting was called on Wednesday for selected contractors who have been collecting industrial waste in...

BY YVONNE T. NATHANA ductile cement pipe being lowered into the ground to signify the launch of the Old Water Pipes Replacement Programme in Taman Melawati, Hulu Kelang.SELANGOR, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya can expect fewer water disruption problems by 2019 with the implementation of the Old Water...

BY DAVID TANArtist’s impressions of Ferringhi Residence 2.MAH Sing Group Bhd will launch the RM651mil Ferringhi Residence 2 project in Batu Ferringhi on Aug 13, taking advantage of the current low bank interest rates which would stir interest in new luxurious lifestyle projects in Penang.“The...