BY JOLYNN FRANCISPenang taxi drivers demo on uber and grab car at Light Street in George Town,Penang.GEORGE TOWN: Taxi drivers here are on a four-hour strike to protest against Uber and GrabCar services in the state.Penang Taxi Associate Association (Gabungan) secretary Mohamad Shahimi Hadzri urged...

KUALA LUMPUR: Eco World Development Group Bhd’s (Eco World) recent proposal to acquire two parcels of land in Batu Kawan, Penang, for RM875mil cash is a positive one with a fair acquisition price.Maybank Investment Bank Research, which has a buy call on the stock, said on Wednesday it estimates...

BY ELAN PERUMALAzmi and Kumpulan Prasarana (M) Bhd employees riding the LRT from the Kelana Jaya extension line’s final station at Putra Heights.THE extended LRT lines in Kelana Jaya and Ampang are set to begin operating on Thursday, as planned.Kumpulan Prasarana (M) Bhd president and chief...

BY ARNOLD LOHA file photo of Crag Hotel in 2011 when a Perak-based company had won an award to develop it but the project did not materialise.THEY are the coolest heritage treasures in Penang in terms of temperature, and they may be starting a new chapter of existence soon.Crag Hotel and the...

Artist impression of the 15-storey Landmark House in London,which will be redeveloped.KUALA LUMPUR: Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) says Britain's exit from the European Union (Brexit) will not have any negative impact on the total net realisable value of its properties in the UK.The property company...

This photo shows the painted road kerbs along Jalan Raya Barat that were dug up early this month.A CONSUMER group has labelled the reconstruction of road kerbs at the end of Lorong Perbandaran, Jalan Raya Barat, and a short stretch of Jalan Teluk Pulai in Klang a “wasteful project.”Klang...

PETALING JAYA: Photo evidence submitted against those abusing emergency lanes on highways will be acted upon, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has assured.Its enforcement director Datuk V. Valluvan Veloo, responding to complaints that the JPJ was dragging its feet on the issue, said specific...

THE number of objects that can be found along Penang Bridge is not to be taken lightly.According to PLUS Malaysia Bhd chief operating officer Mohammad Fuad Khusairi, objects or obstacles consisting of tyre fragments, steel bars, wooden bars, rocks, vehicle components were among the common items...

BY MANJIT KAURPerak Transit Managing Director Datuk Seri Cheong Kong Fitt (seated second from left) speaking with Syed Hamid (standing right) on board the MyBas.THE problem of inadequate public transportation for travellers during festive seasons is now a thing of the past, said Land Public...

Standing from left to right:Dion Tan, Daniel Teh, Dickson Tan, Kenji Koyama, Yasuteru Fujii, Datuk Yau, Haruhiko Kuwano, Cheng Chee Chung and Hiroyuki Muto.PETALING JAYA: To build a sustainable and vibrant community, property developer Tropicana Corporation Bhd is collaborating with PanaHome...