BY LEE YAN LIlylee@thestar.com.myKan (fifth from left), Chong and the IJM team at the Star Property.my Fair 2016 Premium Partners Announcement Ceremony.IT has been challenging time for both purchasers and developers. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) recently said there was a “supply mismatch” between...

BY MAK KUM SHImakks@thestar.com.myAn aerial view of PJ Midtown fronting Jalan Kemajuan.The evolution of Petaling Jaya from a township to a leading city over a period of half a century has been impressive. The city is now undergoing a rejuvenation that will bring its development to the next...

Sunway management and staff of NGO partner EcoKnights being flagged off at the ‘Discovery Walk Sunway Resort City’ in Sunway South Quay last year.DEVELOPER Sunway Property is embarking on a larger scale of celebrations for this year’s World Environment Day, by holding community events in...

BY WONG PEK MEIKUALA Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) proposed plan to overcome recurring floods in the capital city will focus on two areas following last week’s disastrous flash flood, said mayor Datuk Seri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.The areas are Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (formerly known as Jalan...

BY RAHIMY RAHIMPETALING JAYA: There will be no delay in the implementation of the public transport system projects despite the shortage of foreign workers in certain sectors, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.The Government, he said, was committed to ensuring that all of...

BY ONG HAN SEANKUANTAN: The Sultan of Pahang (pic) has reminded the state government to give priority to environmental conservation while implementing development plans.Sultan Ahmad Shah said the condition of highlands, water sources, rivers, lakes and islands must be taken into consideration...

THE Penang Welfare Association For Mentally Retarded Children is getting a new school in Relau, thanks to the Penang government and Ideal Property Group.Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the association had applied for a piece of land to build the school, adding that the approval for the piece of...

TWO major projects are in the pipeline to alleviate trafficcongestion in the Penang state, said state exco member Lim Hock Seng.In his oral reply to Nordin Ahmad (BN-Bayan Lepas), he said the Bayan Lepas LRT and the Pan Island Link I Highway under the RM27bil Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP)...

Dr Nor Azazi (right) delivering his talk at the ‘Clean the Penang River: Stop the Pollution at Its Source’ public forum in Komtar.BY JOLYNN FRANCISCLEANLINESS of drains in the state is important in solving the local river pollution problem, said Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) River Engineering...

This empty land is between the existing free carpark near the Satellite Chicken Rice shop and Taman Jaya carpark.BY SHEILA SRI PRIYASECTION 10 residents in Petaling Jaya are upset that a carpark project they had earlier objected to seems set to take place.Section 10 Residents Association president...