Time’s up with soft approach

UNLICENSED factories located in unsuitable locations will have to relocate, despite a previous legalisation initiative by the Selangor government.

Three Bangladeshis nabbed for forging passports in Ampang

AMPANG: Three Bangladeshi men were detained for possessing forged passports following a raid at a house in Taman Ampang Utama.

MRT3 tender to go out in August

KUALA LUMPUR: The MRT3 line will be up for tender as soon as August, once the Cabinet clears the details of this massive urban public transport project that will connect all the existing urban rail lines in the Klang Valley.

15 without homes on hunger strike

SOME 15 residents from the Pandan Jaya/Kampung Pandan squatter village have been on hunger strike since April 11 to draw attention to their homeless plight

Two companies on alert list

Flash floods cause traffic jams in parts of KL

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Several areas here were hit by flash floods due to a downpour since 4.30pm on Tuesday (April 13), causing massive traffic jams around the city.

Bank Negara adds two companies to money services business alert list

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has updated and added two new companies to its financial consumer alert list of money services businesses.

Storm uproots trees in several Kuala Lumpur areas

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Heavy rain and thunderstorms in the capital on Monday (April 12) evening wreaked havoc as trees were uprooted in several areas, but no casualties were reported.

Some factory operators do not fulfil requirements for legalisation exercise

UNLICENSED factories in Selangor will have to fulfil stringent requirements if they hope to legalise their operations.

Guidelines on managing waste

WITH construction and demolition waste recording an increase and space running out, Penang is drawing up guidelines to welcome private sectors in helping to manage them.