PETALING JAYA: To the Malay travellers who got a smoother ride home to Kuala Lumpur after their recent Hari Raya celebrations, the group of Chinese villagers who helped enable that were giants. But to those residents of Kampung Baru Pelawan near Langkap, Perak, the assistance they rendered last Saturday night was but a small humanitarian gesture. ALSO...
IPOH: Two lorry drivers were killed in a seven-vehicle pile-up at KM288 northbound of the North South Expressway, near Gopeng on Saturday (Feb 3). Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Sabarozi Nor Ahmad said the bodies of the victims have been handed over to the police following the incident at about 7.45am. Sabarozi said a...
BATU KAWAN: The Penang government is urging PLUS Malaysia Berhad to implement the Juru-Sungai Dua elevated highway project to ease the worsening traffic congestion in the area. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government had raised the matter with the Public Private Partnership Unit (Ukas) of the Prime Minister's Department in a meeting here...
PETALING JAYA: Heavy traffic has been reported in and out of Seremban as the Deepavali holiday traffic continues to build. PLUS Malaysia, on X, said slow traffic had been spotted from Seremban to Hentian Senawang due to congestion. The same has been reported from Bandar Ainsdale to Seremban and Hentian Nilai to the Seremban rest stop. The Malaysian...
JOHOR BARU: Projects worth more than RM168.7mil will be carried out at both of Johor’s customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complexes to address the traffic congestion issues, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said the projects include adding 44 MBIKE lanes at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB)...
JOHOR BARU: Those using the Pasir Gudang Highway are advised to take alternative routes to reduce congestion on the road that is currently undergoing upgrading works. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said he had told the Public Works Department (JKR) to make temporary road lines as a way to reduce the traffic bottleneck in...
JOHOR BARU: The traffic situation here has not changed much, despite multiple reassurances from the state and federal governments that the issue will be addressed. In fact, Johor Baru residents and travellers are seeing a worsening of the congestion, with roads such as Jalan Stulang Laut and Jalan Tebrau also affected by the bottleneck coming from...
IPOH: Although road and cafe construction works have stopped at the limestone hills area of Taman Saikat, the operations of the Qing Xin Ling Leisure and Cultural Village is still ongoing, say residents. Its Residents Association committee member D. Balakumaran said a meeting was held on July 31 between the residents, the Ipoh City Council representatives,...
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Christina Liew has called on Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd (MASB) to upgrade facilities at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) with urgency. The Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister made the call in the wake of chaotic scenes that ensued at the airport which could not cope with a large number of passengers...
