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...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMAt the meeting: (from left) Jones Lang LaSalle Global Capital Markets Research director David Green-Morgan, Faizan, Elvin and Sittampalam at the press conference during the summit in Kuala Lumpur.KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian residential property sector is expected to remain flat...

BY QISHIN TARIQSHAH ALAM: A real-estate developer has taken a financial adviser to court over an alleged Facebook post that suggested the company was a scam.Alfafa Development and Construction Sdn Bhd and its director Norsham Abd Aziz demanded that Afyan Mat Rawi stop posting about the company and...

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s housing laws are being overhauled to ensure home owners need not wait a long time to get their strata titles.State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state Attorney-General was drawing up the proposed amendments to the Housing Enactment,...

BY MAZWIN NIK ANISPUTRAJAYA: Ministries must prioritise development projects that will benefit the people more, even if they result in lower economic returns to the country.This will be the Government’s focus for the next few years, to ensure such projects are carried out.Minister in the Prime...

BY SHEILA SRI PRIYAIT is only right to practise good neighbourliness, however, it is tough to practise this when you end up having neighbours who simply lack civic-consciousness.Just like the thieves who appear after dark; some neighbours will sneak out when nobody’s watching and dump their pile...