News by BERNAMA

Construction of stations for the Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is progressing steadily, with station designs currently awaiting approval from the Penang Island City Council, which is expected soon.

More than 1,500 sick and abandoned private housing projects nationwide have been successfully revived by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government’s (KPKT) special task force from 2023 to May this year.

The proposed additional area of about 28.3 hectares (70 acres) is not a new reclamation project awarded separately by the Penang government, but is instead part of the implementation mechanism for the Jelutong Waste Disposal Site (TPSJ) Safe Closure Project.

Penang Development Corporation (PDC) and Aspen (Group) Holdings Ltd have agreed that all matters relating to the Batu Kawan Industrial Park 2 (BKIP2) request for proposal (RFP) exercise are formally closed.

Penang will review possible improvement measures, including strengthening compliance with fire safety requirements for old and heritage buildings, following the fire at the Odeon building on Jalan Penang here, which claimed the life of a Myanmar construction worker last Saturday.

A city cannot thrive on physical infrastructure alone as arts, culture and human connection are equally important in creating communities with a sense of belonging and identity, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

Upgrading works at Lembah Kiara Park costing RM6.5 million have been completed, with most of the allocation spent on rehabilitating the park's drainage system, retention ponds and electrical infrastructure.

Sarawak longhouses have unique advantages that make them ideal community-based tourism products, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.

The Ampang Line will operate in a temporary mode from today after major repair works following last week's incident at the Chan Sow Lin Station.

All members of the State Executive Council, along with state government departments and agencies, including local authorities (PBT), have been instructed to enhance monitoring of development projects across Penang to ensure they remain on track.