IN a new development to the Bandar Mahkota Cheras access road issue, Cheras-Kajang Highway concessionaire Grand Saga Sdn Bhd has issued a warning letter to the company that owns the heavy machinery used in dismantling the barricade.

Residents of the township brought down the barricade blocking their toll-free access to the highway on Monday after mounting frustration against Grand Saga for closing the road in 2005.

The highway concessionaire issued the letter to Wing Sing Tractor Work through a legal firm based in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Lorries will be allowed to carry 20% more load on federal roads after bridges along the routes have been repaired and upgraded.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad said the move would keep transportation costs down and allow the industry to be more efficient.

The Pan Malaysia Lorry Owners Association (PMLOA) and the Association of Malaysia Hauliers (AMH) lauded the move, saying it would help maintain escalating operational costs.

KAJANG - Harapan penduduk Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) untuk mengetahui keputusan status tanah di mana pengadang jalan diletakkan oleh Gran Saga Sdn. Bhd. Sejak 2005 tidak kesampaian apabila keputusan juru profesional yang dibentangkan petang semalam tidak lengkap.

Juru ukur yang dilantik oleh Majlis Perbandaran Kajang (MPKj)itu memberikan alas an tempoh masa yang diberikan kepadanya tidak mencukupi untuk mendapatkan maklumat lengkap dari Grand Saga Sdn. Bhd., Pejabat Tanah, Pemaju iaitu Nara Jaya dan Pihak-pihak lain.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry will review and re-prioritise projects under the 9th Malaysia plan (9MP), including downsizing some, to heed the prime minister's call to stabilize oil and food prices.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said yesterday all 9MP projects were in the midterm review stage, and the would work with the Public Works Department on the exercise.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerja membaik pulih secara besar-besaran dan komprehensif ke atas Bangunan Parlimen yang sudah berusia 45 tahun dijangka bermula Jun ini berikutan kerja membaiki kebocoran bumbung sudah selesai sepenuhnya, kata Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed. 

Beliau berkata, tempoh kira-kira tiga minggu sewaktu rehat persidangan Dewan Rakyat pada bulan berkenaan adalah sesuai untuk merangka dan memulakan kerja membaik pulih keseluruhan bangunan termasuk di blok menara. 

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerja membaik pulih secara besar-besaran dan komprehensif ke atas Bangunan Parlimen yang sudah berusia 45 tahun dijangka bermula Jun ini berikutan kerja membaiki kebocoran bumbung sudah selesai sepenuhnya, kata Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed. 

Beliau berkata, tempoh kira-kira tiga minggu sewaktu rehat persidangan Dewan Rakyat pada bulan berkenaan adalah sesuai untuk merangka dan memulakan kerja membaik pulih keseluruhan bangunan termasuk di blok menara. 

KUALA LUMPUR: The roof over Parliament House has finally been repaired. 

And the new Works Minister, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed, said the Public Works Department had given a guarantee there would be no more leaks.

"I have overseen the work and received the technical report and I am satisfied with it," he said after a visit.

He had directed the Parliament House's building management and the PWD to check the building and see if there were other weaknesses that needed to be rectified.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenders to refurbish or upgrade 40 Tamil schools will be issued by the Works Ministry next month.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said work on the projects, worth RM41.5mil in total, would start in July.

The allocation for the projects is from the Finance Ministry (RM30mil) and Education Ministry (RM11.4mil).

Mohd Zin said 25 of the projects would be distributed to Class D contractors, 10 to Class F contractors, three to Class E and one each for Class B and C contractors.

KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament House is all set for the coming sitting where some 222 MPs will be sworn in.

For the past few days, Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed and Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek have been inspecting the facilities to ensure that everything is in order.

Mohd Zin visited the ministers' new cubicles and media centre and the rooftop area which had been repaired following leaks.

KUALA TERENGGANU 23 April - Keputusan kerajaan untuk mengkaji semula pelaksanaan projek di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan (RMK-9) khususnya yang bertaraf mega adalah langkah proaktif bagi mengelakkan negara menanggung beban kewangan yang lebih parah.

Presiden Kesatuan Kontraktor Melayu Malaysia, Senator Datuk Roslan Awang Chik berkata, langkah tersebut amat bijak kerana sekiranya diteruskan kesannya bukan sahaja dihadapi negara malah turut menjejaskan kehidupan rakyat.