Daylight robbery in Khairy's home

Khairy’s home in Bukit Damansara was struck by robbers, making him the latest victim in a spate of high-profile robberies.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has become the latest victim of robbers when his home was hit on Saturday afternoon.

Three men scaled the wall of the bungalow in Jalan Setiabistari, Bukit Damansara, at about 5.30pm before breaking in through the front door.Khairy and his wife, who live in the house which belongs to his mother, were not in when the robbers struck.

The only person in the house was a maid, who said the three men ransacked the place, including the master bedroom where most of the valuables were kept. The robbers took off with several laptop compu­ters, watches and other expensive items.    Read more .....  

Residents want underground MRT

Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman (left) with Ibrahim Packeer at the briefing session. — Picture by Nurul Shafina Jemenon

KUALA LUMPUR: Calls for the Pusat Bandar Damansara and Semantan stations of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line project to run underground were echoed by Bukit Damansara Home Owners' Association members during a briefing recently.

Residents were unhappy to learn that the two stations will be elevated instead of being built underground. They said this would add to the traffic congestion and noise pollution in the area. Read more ...  

It's thumbs up for MRT project

Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff (left) and dan Pengarah MMC Gamuda Joint Venture, Datuk Azemi Datuk Azmi Mat Nor (kanan) sewaktu sesi penerangan mengenai perkembangan Projek MRD Sungai Buloh-Kajang di UOA Bangsar. with the map of the project. — Picture by Intan Nur Elliana Zakaria

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 6,000 comments have been received from the public regarding the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project.
Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd project development division group director Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff said of this, more than 5,000 gave positive feedback, supporting the proposed Sungei Buloh-Kajang MRT project.

"The main concerns include land acquisition from those staying around the project area, supporting facilities such as feeder buses, and alignment and locations of stations."

The public is also concerned about the noise pollution during construction and when the MRT starts operating. Read more ....