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Selangor Passes State Malay Customs and Heritage Corporation

Monday, 16 March 2009

SHAH ALAM, 16 Mac – The Selangor State Legislative (Dun) Assembly today passed the Selangor Malay Customs and Heritage Corporation Enactment which functions as a special body to preserve Malay customs, as well as Selangor’s heritage and history.
 
This was agreed through the Selangor Malay Customs and Heritage Corporation Bill which was passed this afternoon.
“This special [...]



MB Expected to Meet Elizabeth at the End of the Week

Monday, 16 March 2009

SHAH ALAM, Mar 16 – Dato’ Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today said he would be meeting Elizabeth Wong at the end of this week to discuss the State Assemblywoman’s (Adun) position in the state government.
 
He said, dicussions on her status could not be conducted at this time as the State Legislative Assembly [...]



Taman Templer State Assemblyman Given Warning

Monday, 16 March 2009

SHAH ALAM, Mar 16 – The Selangor State Legislative Assembly (Dun) which resumed this morning became slightly heated when Taman Templer State Assemblyman (Adun), Dato’ Subahan Kamal was warned that he would be ordered to leave the sitting by Speaker, Teng Chang Khim for his long-windedness during the Question and Answer session.
 
Teng reminded Subahan not [...]



Selangor Uses Provisions of Section 425 National Land Code

Monday, 16 March 2009

SHAH ALAM, Mar 16 -  The state government today has decided to use the provisions of Section 425 of the National Land Code and laws under the local authorities (PBT) to settle problems relating to illegal building of squatters,  places of worship and certain party buildings on state government land.
 
Dato’ Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul [...]



LTH Gives RM6.7m in Business Tithes

Monday, 16 March 2009

SHAH ALAM, Mar 16 – DYMM Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj today received a RM6,707,963.37 cheque for business tithes from the Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) in a ceremony at the Istana Bukit Kayangan, here this morning.
 
LTH, represented by its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Dato’ Ismee Ismail handed over the cheque [...]



Redevelopment of Three Towns to Cost RM10b

Sunday, 15 March 2009

KLANG, Mar 15 – The Selangor state government will use funds amounting to RM10 billion from the Selangor economic stimulation package to redevelop three towns in this state, beginning in 2009.
 
Dato’ Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the redevelopment of three towns which is expected to take five to ten years involves Klang, [...]



Elizabeth Wong’s Position Still Undecided

Sunday, 15 March 2009

SHAH ALAM, Mar 15 -  The state government has yet to decide on Elizabeth Wong’s status, said the Dato’ Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim  today.
He said, any decision relating to the State Executive Council (Exco) Member can only be made after the police report is completed.
“We will be holding discussions with her next [...]



State Government Organises Charity Night

Sunday, 15 March 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 – The state government organised a Charity night by sponsoring the performance of the Sirah Junjungan Tahajjud Cinta at Istana Budaya’s Musical Theatre  last night.
Dato’ Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Chairperson for Permanent Committee on Welfare, Woman’s Affairs, Science, Technology and Innovation, Rodziah Ismail were also present at [...]



Low Cost Housing Projects Still Given Priority

Saturday, 14 March 2009

KUALA KUBU BHARU, Mar 14 – Low cost housing projects for low income groups should not be sidelined, said Dato’ Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
 
He said, developers should always include low cost houses in their housing schemes.
 
“Even though the project involves a beautiful housing area, we should still set aside part of it [...]



Exco Assets Displayed by Tuesday

Saturday, 14 March 2009

SHAH ALAM, Mar 14 – The declaration of properties and assets belonging to the Selangor State Executive Council (Exco) members can be accessed at the state government’s official website by Monday or Tuesday, said Selangor Dato’ Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
 
He said, members of the public may have had problems viewing these lists [...]