Yusof showing millipedes collected from the surrounding areas of the Pantai Bersih high-rise in Bagan Ajam, Butterworth. THOUSANDS of cyanide millipedes have invaded the Pantai Bersih flats in Butterworth, Penang. Called gonggok in Malay, the millipedes have swarmed the place over the past two...

Do a background check at KPKT websiteDEVELOPING a housing project is no easy task. For every impressive building that stands tall on a successful development, there is a number of projects that have not been able to fulfil their promises due to a number of reasons.For homebuyers, a broken promise...

Jagdeep (in white shirt) and Yeoh (on Jagdeep’s right) chatting with several owners of Majestic Heights (Phase 2A) in Paya Terubong, Penang. Also present is Khor (in red stripes). AFTER 18 years of waiting, the 370 unit owners of Majestic Heights (Phase 2A) in Paya Terubong, Penang, are looking...

PENANG is confident of reducing flash floods once 10 flood mitigation projects, costing a total of RM300mil, are completed.State Local Government, Transport Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said at least four of the projects under the state’s RM150mil allocation...

BY TAN SIN CHOWA visitor checking out the condition of the vehicle used in the bicycle-sharing system at the docking station in Jalan Padang Kota Lama near City Hall in George Town, Penang. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star A BICYCLE-SHARING system (BSS) is now up and running, redefining a new...

Newly planted shrubs sprouting up at a sidewalk in front of Burmah House along Burmah Road, Penang. THE Burmah Road stretch in Pulau Tikus, Penang, will see various types of improvements beginning next year as part of a neighbourhood project.The project to create a more active and connected...

BY SHALINI RAVINDRANAera Residence will comprise a total of 752 units with condominium facilities including swimming pool, gym and futsal courts. THE newly launched Aera Residence serviced apartments in Petaling Jaya South is proving to be a hit as almost half of the first block is already taken...

BY M. HAFIDZ MAHPARKUALA LUMPUR: Mitrajaya Holdings Bhd has clinched a portion of the RM5.04bil West Coast Expressway (WCE) construction project, with a RM183.4mil contract to build the stretch from the South Klang Valley Expressway interchange to the Shah Alam Expressway interchange.The...

I REFER to the report “Zahid: Crime index down by up to 12% “(The Star, Dec 21), where the Deputy Prime Minister attributes the positive figures to good police work.He went on to say that “some of us do not want to acknowledge the fact that the police have performed their duties admirably....

PETALING JAYA: Selangor Properties Bhd posted an 88% decline in net profit to RM57.4mil for the fourth quarter ended Oct 31 compared to the same quarter a year ago after an extraordinary gain last year from the disposal of land.The property developer said in filing with Bursa Malaysia that revenue...