BY PRIYA MENONRecent MBSA raids have revealed a lackadaisical attitude among restaurant operators towards maintaining cleanliness of their premises. — filepicRESTAURATEURS had better keep their premises clean as the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) is mulling over the suggestion by councillors to...

 THE recent high demand for water in areas along the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant’s distribution route affected the water pressure to Bandar Puteri Puchong.Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) corporate communications head Amin Lin Abdullah said in a statement that the water pressure...

BY ANDY CHUAThe bulk of SMc’s expenditure goes to road upgrade.SIBU: 2016 has been a fruitful year for Sibu Municipal Council (SMC), said its chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King.Speaking at the council meeting, Tiong said despite the lack of development fund, the council continued to serve the people...

PETALING JAYA: Good news on New Year’s Eve for Klang Valley’s rail and bus commuters.Services of selected light rail transit (LRT), mass rail transit (MRT), monorail and feeder bus services will be extended on Saturday evening until the early hours of New Year’s Day.Prasarana Malaysia Bhd in...

PETALING JAYA: Country Heights Sdn Bhd (CHSB) has been ordered to pay the Government tax arrears amounting to RM22.49mil.Shah Alam High Court Justice Tun Abd Majid Tun Hamzah made the ruling yesterday, according to a statement issued by the Inland Revenue Board.It stated that the outstanding tax...

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...