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Jalan Rawang-Batu Arang contraflow to end next year
BY STUART MICHAELThe tidal traffic flow has been carried out for seven years now and will be stopped when the road expansion project by JKR is complete.SEVEN years on and the 3km tidal traffic flow along Jalan Rawang-Batu Arang continues, but now, it is only carried out during the evening rush...
Kota Kemuning residents want broken drains fixed
BY SANDRA ALBERT JOHNBroken and missing concrete drain covers along the exit side of Persiaran Anggerik Mokara in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam. — Photos: SAM THAM/The StarA SCENIC view greets residents and visitors as they drive along Persiaran Anggerik Mokara in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam.However,...
Johor to have Co-op City
BY ZAZALI MUSAJOHOR BARU: Johor will become the first state in the country to have a Co-op City project located in Bandar Penawar, Kota Tinggi.The Malaysian National Co-operative Movement (Angkasa) president Datuk Abdul Fattah Abdullah (pic) said that work on the project was expected to start in...
China's housing market likely to continue to cool, says Fitch
SHANGHAI: China's housing market is likely to continue to cool in response to stronger restrictions on home purchases across many cities and tighter credit conditions, say Fitch Ratings.It said on Monday that as housing is the key cyclical sector in the Chinese economy, it will weigh on growth in...
Mah Sing buys prime land
“We are looking at residential suites from 850 sq ft at an indicative price from RM450,000 or RM529 per sq ft and a choice of bigger units at 1,000 sq ft,” Mah Sing’s group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum(filepic) saidPETALING JAYA: Mah Sing Group Bhd has acquired two parcels of...
How much is your commercial property worth?
Factors that determine the value of retail offeringsBy Vicky HowWith the evolving retailers moving into online marketing, the behaviour of consumers has changed drastically over a brief period of time. Rather than expanding the number of branches, many retailers have now shrunk down the retail...
Sunsuria introduces concierge for customer satisfaction
KUALA LUMPUR: Sunsuria has introducing a new service providing concierge services to its customers to improve their daily experiences.The Sunsuria Concierge was created to better understand customer expectations by offering a diverse and customized list of services that both saves time and...
Cheap parking for shoppers
BY CAVINA LIMA motorist using the parking area at Sunway Carnival Mall in Butterworth.VISITORS to Penang shopping malls will probably get the best parking rates in Straits Quay on the island and Sunway Carnival Mall on the mainland.Both malls charge only RM1 for the first three hours of parking....
Monitor quality of repairs, MBPJ urged
BY INTAN MAWARNIThe pothole on Jalan Gasing in Petaling Jaya was patched up after Mohd Tarmimi hit into it on June 27.SHODDY work to repair a pothole in Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, resulted in 35-year-old motorcyclist Mohd Tarmimi meeting with an accident recently.In light of the incident,...
Unmarked Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 putting road users at risk
The newly resurfaced Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 is without road markings, making it a safety concern for residents.RESIDENTS of Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur want road markings painted on the newly resurfaced Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 as soon as possible.Resurfacing work on two stretches of the road has made...