JUST when the cacophony of opposing voices on the KL Draft Plan 2020 has died out, a developer has put up a sign to chop down part of Bukit Nanas — one of the few remaining pockets of greenery in the city.

THERE was some relief for residents who had been fighting against the Paramount View condominium development, at the Petaling Jaya City Council full board meeting yesterday.

Kumpulan Ikram Sdn Bhd has proposed that SS1/39 be the entry point - rejecting the developer' earlier proposals of SS1/25, SS1/26 and 22/44 in Taman Aman - bringing joy to residents who had complained that thes

THE developer of Paramount View Condominium will have to meet all the criteria set by Petaling Jaya Municipal Council before it can get its Certificate of Fitness (CF).

HAVANA: Qatar and Cuba yesterday launched a joint US$75 million (RM265 million) project to create a five-star resort on the Caribbean island, officials said. The gas-rich Gulf State is set to become the first Arab country to invest in Cuba’s booming tourism sector, after representatives inked the deal in Havana. The 450-room upscale hotel complex is to be built in the south of the island and is expected to be completed by 2015.

IT’S an offer hard to resist. Scenic, beachside service apartments going for a song. Smack in the heart of Port Dickson. The “only” problem with the dream deal — touted as a golden investment opportunity — is this: the State government has yet to decide on the company to undertake the project nor has it even identified the location.

PORT Dickson State assemblyman M. Ravi finds it frustrating that he has been kept in the dark about a proposed development right in his town by Maritime International Gateway Sdn Bhd called Image Port Dickson.

What do you feel about Maritime International Gateway selling the apartment units despite not getting approval from the local council?

PORT Dickson Municipal Council town planning department director Ahmad Hashim Bakar confirmed that no approval has been given for the project as the developer has yet to submit the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.

“The developer had submitted a proposal and building plans earlier but we told them that they have to submit the EIA report.

AS you approach Port Dickson, the first thing that will hit you is the stench. No, this is not from the filthy, unkempt beach that is now synonymous with the port town or the uncollected refuse near the bus stand in the town centre. This is different.

This reeks of greed, manipulation and arrogance. It’s nauseating.

PLANS are on track to inject more life into the nation’s administrative capital Putrajaya, Perbadanan Putrajaya president Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said yesterday.

Plans are in the pipeline for development of the area and are slated to be completed by 2015.

“There are plans to build more commercial centres near government buildings to make the place livelier.” Samsudin was responding to a Malay Mail query on what was being done to create more activity in the town— which pretty much turns quiet after 6pm.