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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,...
Experience the Middle East at Petaling Jaya mall
Prepare to be awestruck as Dervish dancers perform the hypnotic Turkish twirling dance in their magnificent robes.VISITORS to The Curve will be greeted by the sights and sounds of the Middle East from now until July 10 as part of its Hari Raya campaign – An Oasis of Wonder.The mall’s Centre...
Curbing greenhouse gas emissions
Workers upgrading the integrated pollution control system at the plant.BY DAVID TANCutting edge technologies are adopted to tackle emissions and enable recovery of 98% of household e-waste, reports DAVID TAN.SHAN Poornam Sdn Bhd, a leading Penang-based waste management company in the country, will...
South-East Asia’s largest furniture fair returns to KL
THE Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF), South-East Asia’s largest annual industry trade show, returns from March 8 to 11 next year and exhibitors taking part will enjoy exclusive privileges for the bigger 2018 show at the new Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre...
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...