GEORGE TOWN: The state government has been asked to explain why the undersea tunnel project was being replaced with plans for a third bridge.Penang Federal Action Council chairman Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Osman questioned what was the compensation that the state government would have to fork out to...

Bridge users lining up to buy electronic cards and smart tags following the start of the full Electronic Toll Collection system at the toll plaza in Batu Kawan.MORE vehicles are now using the Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (JSAHMS) following the opening of the upgraded Bayan Lepas...

BY EMILY K.The three-hectare corporate park boasts 34 eightstorey semidetached office towers and two bungalow towers linked by a rear carpark podium.Joyful Star Sdn Bhd has launched the third phase of its commercial development Star Central corporate park in the heart of Cyberjaya to cater to small...

BY FARAH FAZANNA ZULZAHAAzim (right) and Baharuddin explaining an artist’s impression of the mosque.A MALAYSIAN architectural firm is undertaking a conservation project to restore a 105-year-old mosque in Kampung Gajah, Perak.ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd will restore the Kampung Teluk Memali mosque,...

PETALING JAYA: Shopping malls are prepa­ring to “dress up” for the Hari Raya festive season, with some having planned way ahead.Suria KLCC revealed that a 70-foot tall ketupat will be built at the KLCC Esplanade.“Ketupat was chosen as the main structure because it is a must-have food during...

GEORGE TOWN: The state government has no control over privately-owned pre-war buildings, said state Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.“The purchase of pre-war properties is, unfortunately, based on free market principles (based on supply and demand).“We can...

BY VINCENT TANMohd Azizi (centre) mingling with traders at the launch of the project.THE Kelana Jaya Ramadan Bazaar in Jalan SS6/1 has been selected by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) for its pilot “Sustainable Ramadan Bazaar” project.Petaling Jaya mayor Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain and Selangor...

I-City is a mixed development strategy where about 30% of the land is owned by I-Bhd with the balance developed as a joint venture with the land owner, which is also I-Bhd founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong.PETALING JAYA: Property developer I-Bhd is looking at expanding its land...

BY JOY LEELau says most successful disruption models are not entirely new.Industry leaders are changing their mindset and working together with competitors to gain better access to innovation, writes JOY LEE.INNOVATIVE technology has changed the way businesses are run. The age of digital economy...

AS the fairly strong momentum of project awards has been sustained in the last few years, the construction sector remained the fastest-growing economic sector in 2015. The sector’s GDP growth clocked in at 8.2% year-on-year (y-o-y), marginally lower than RAM’s forecast of 8.4%. Notably, the...