News by The Malaysian Insider

“Among them are Lot 67343, Kampung Sungai Udang in Segambut, which will involve 1,500 housing units; Lot 25078 and 25580 on Jalan Persiaran Pertahanan, Kampung Wira Jaya, in Setapak (1,906 units),” Federal Territories Minister Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan said when winding up the Supply Bill 2016 in Parliament yesterday.

Bukit Bandaraya Residents’ Association president Datuk M Ali said any proposed developments must be put on hold until the KL Draft City Plan 2020 was gazetted.

On the community's concerns that they might be relocated, Malik said it was too early to say with the proposal only at a preliminary stage. "The consortium will work out the details and we will take it a step at a time."

Homes will be built by 2020 in several areas, including Kota Puteri, Batu Arang; Subang Bestari, Shah Alam; and Science Park 2, Sepang.

Parents of children at St. Philomena school on Jalan Silibin, Ipoh, are not happy with the state government for alienating a piece of land beside the school for a commercial development, rejecting their application to turn it into a school field.

Lawmakers want the authorities to step up efforts to mend and minimise potholes near construction sites and in residential areas. 

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said there was huge potential for Seberang Prai to be an eco-tourism destination for the region.

Residents' Association (RA) chairman M Manimaran said the security firm chosen by the developer was unlicensed and the foreign workers that it employed did not possess permits to work as guards.

George Town Heritage Action’s Mark Lay said owners of property, including prewar constructions, in the heritage core and buffer zones were renovating and building without applying to the local council for a permit.

Local government exco Chow Kon Yeow said the matter was being looked into by state secretary Datuk Seri Farizan Darus and state legal adviser Datuk Aliza Sulaiman.