Development issues
A Budget to delight developers
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For me, the biggest news in the Budget today was the bit slipped in: foreign buyers will now be allowed to buy urban high-rise condos above RM600,000 to ease the glut whereas previously they could only buy condos above RM1m. Mind...
Development issues
SST vs GST: A false debate
It was not so long ago that cartoonist Zunar used to take the mickey out of former Prime Najib Razak and his Goods and Services Tax. But in recent days, some politicians and analysts have floated the idea of restoring the unpopular...
Public transport
Leading questions in Penang LRT questionnaire result in inflated 97% approval rate
The latest statement by Penang Forum: Penang Forum is alarmed that the Penang government could claim that 97% of close to 3,000 respondents had indicated support for the proposed elevated light rail system (LRT) going by the responses to a questionnaire at...
Environment
How the six-lane PIL highway will disturb the peace of the Youth Park area
This model of the segment of the exorbitant RM9bn Pan Island Link over the Youth Park shows how the six-lane highway will disrupt the peace and tranquillity of the area. Regular visitors to the Youth Park and nearby residents, please take...
Public transport
‘Utter nonsense!’ – Transport consultant rubbishes PTMP-reclamation model
These are my thoughts in the video above on the forum on elevated light rail at Recsam in Penang this afternoon. Experienced transport consultant Dr Rosli Khan, who is from out of town, said Penang is special in so many ways -...
Public transport
Forum: Penang LRT – Solution or Financial Distress?
Come for this forum tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon and let's dissect the sales pitch for the proposed Penang elevated light rail (LRT). This single LRT line in Penang Island (from the airport to Komtar) under the bloated proposal by SRS Consortium...