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Penang’s heritage site under threat due to inflated prices
Snapped up: A row of 11 pre-war shophouses in Noordin Street that were recently sold to Singaporeans.GEORGE TOWN: Price manipulations, market monopoly and evictions of generations-old tenants are threatening the city’s world heritage site, claimed NGOs here.Heritage properties estimated at...
Perak Govt seeks return of undeveloped land
Major draw: People enjoying themselves at the Lost World of Tambun theme park, one of the many tourist attractions in the state. It is a major draw for the integrated township project.KUALA LUMPUR: The Perak state government, which is a joint partner in the Sunway City Ipoh development, has asked...
Chow: Property revenue key to success in running mass transit systems
GEORGE TOWN: Success in operating mass transit systems comes from leveraging on revenue from real estate holdings and management, said state Local Government Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow.“Successful mass transit operators worldwide do not depend on trip fares and advertisement revenue but...
Penang government asked to explain why third bridge replacing undersea tunnel
GEORGE TOWN: The state government has been asked to explain why the undersea tunnel project was being replaced with plans for a third bridge.Penang Federal Action Council chairman Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Osman questioned what was the compensation that the state government would have to fork out to...
Second Penang bridge seeing more traffic
Bridge users lining up to buy electronic cards and smart tags following the start of the full Electronic Toll Collection system at the toll plaza in Batu Kawan.MORE vehicles are now using the Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (JSAHMS) following the opening of the upgraded Bayan Lepas...
A home for SMEs
BY EMILY K.The three-hectare corporate park boasts 34 eightstorey semidetached office towers and two bungalow towers linked by a rear carpark podium.Joyful Star Sdn Bhd has launched the third phase of its commercial development Star Central corporate park in the heart of Cyberjaya to cater to small...
Architects to restore and relocate century-old mosque in Perak
BY FARAH FAZANNA ZULZAHAAzim (right) and Baharuddin explaining an artist’s impression of the mosque.A MALAYSIAN architectural firm is undertaking a conservation project to restore a 105-year-old mosque in Kampung Gajah, Perak.ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd will restore the Kampung Teluk Memali mosque,...
Malls to ‘dress up’ during the festive season
PETALING JAYA: Shopping malls are preparing to “dress up” for the Hari Raya festive season, with some having planned way ahead.Suria KLCC revealed that a 70-foot tall ketupat will be built at the KLCC Esplanade.“Ketupat was chosen as the main structure because it is a must-have food during...
State govt has no control over sale of pre-war buildings
GEORGE TOWN: The state government has no control over privately-owned pre-war buildings, said state Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.“The purchase of pre-war properties is, unfortunately, based on free market principles (based on supply and demand).“We can...
MBPJ’s Sustainable Ramadan Bazaar project begins in Kelana Jaya
BY VINCENT TANMohd Azizi (centre) mingling with traders at the launch of the project.THE Kelana Jaya Ramadan Bazaar in Jalan SS6/1 has been selected by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) for its pilot “Sustainable Ramadan Bazaar” project.Petaling Jaya mayor Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain and Selangor...