BY P.ARUNAKUALA LUMPUR: Property developer Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) plans to divest RM700mil in non-core assets, including shopping malls as well as vacant land in Penang and here.The proposed divestment included the ongoing sale of the Lone Pine Hotel in Batu Feringhi, Penang for RM85mil and...

BY M. HAFIDZ MAHPARStation deals: The MRT station at Kajang. WCT Holdings and MRCB have been awarded contracts to build elevated stations at Kuchai Lama and Taman Naga Emas in Kuala Lumpur.PETALING JAYA: Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has awarded two contracts to build elevated stations...

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd's unit has completed the sale of its entire stake in Malaysia Land Development Company Bhd (MLDC) to Datuk Seri Tong Seech Wi for RM1 cash consideration.It said on Wednesday  Sime Darby Property Bhd had sold the stake, comprising of 5.069 million shares, under the...

KUALA LUMPUR: KL Monorail's four-car trains, which have been grounded since May for safety enhancements, will be returning to service soon.In a statement Tuesday, Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Zohari Sulaiman said that five four-car monorail train sets would be placed back on...

(Left to right) CIDB Chief Executive Datuk Ahmad Asri, JKR Director-General Datuk Roslan Md Taha, and JKR Deputy Director-General Kamaluddin Abdul Rashid during the Question and Answer session.CIDB to adopts IBS in stages By Ng Pau Lingpauline@thestar.com.myPETALING JAYA: Construction Industry...

Maimunah (right) joining residents in throwing plastic bottles into the waste separation bins at the flats in Jalan Sungai, George Town.MORE than 3,000 residents in 529 units of the People’s Housing Programme flats in Jalan Sungai, Penang, have been urged to recycle, starting with separating...

Lorries dumping damaged household items and parts of uprooted trees at the Jelutong landfill. —Photo: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The StarSOME 85 tonnes of trash comprising damaged household items and uprooted trees were collected from around Penang island following the massive floods last week.Penang Island...

BY RUBY LIMSome of the recipients showing their awards at the MCIEA 2017, which was held in Kuala Lumpur.THE Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) celebrated the creme de la creme of the construction industry at its Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards (MCIEA 2017).Now in its...

BY BRENDA CH'NGSTARTING next month, Jalan 14/19 in Section 14 Petaling Jaya will be turned into a one-way street to improve traffic flow in the busy commercial area.Currently, the narrow lane connecting Jalan 14/14 and Jalan 14/20 caters to two-way traffic. It is often congested and dangerous...

(From left) Federal Territories SWCorp management deputy director Mohd Zaki Harry Susanto, operations deputy director Mohd Zahir Shari and Ong.THE Kepong Baru Timur voting district centre (PDM) organised an awareness programme near the market along Persiaran Mergastua in Kepong Baru to educate the...