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The cyclists starting the JKKK Butterworth City Ride 2016.MORE than 1,000 cyclists tested their stamina in the JKKK Butterworth City Ride 2016.Once the event was flagged off by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at 7am at the Seberang Prai Municipal Council field in Bagan Luar, the riders cycled 25km...

JOHOR BARU: Plans to have a standardised parking coupon system for all local councils in the state are in the pipeline but the Johor government wants further studies to be conducted before it is implemented.State Housing and Local Government committee chairman Datuk Abd Latif Bandi said the...

BY N. TRISHAPENANGITES love going to shopping malls, especially on weekends. It’s part of our culture, perhaps a habit.And we are spoilt for choice because at almost every corner of Penang island, there is a mall.For women, shopping malls have become a sanctuary to spend some personal downtime...

Tempers flared amid growing concerns of deforestation in Selangor to build the many proposed highways.As residents protested the proposed Damansara-Shah Alam Highway (DASH), Shah Alam-Ulu Kelang Expressway (SUKE) and East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) for various reasons, they stood in solidarity...

BY YVONNE T. NATHANMPAJ’s Sustainable Bazaar Programme 2016 at Pandan Indah’s Ramadan bazaar emphasises use of biodegradable or reusable containers instead of polystyrene.Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) has joined other local councils to discourage the use of polystyrene and plastics, by...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...